Washington Politics
Let them eat burritos: Out of touch influencers risk all for Trump war
Republicans on pro-war autopilot are mocking Americans who are concerned about rising prices. Not a good look ahead of the midterms.
August 08, 2026
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Europe
US is the real loser if Senate passes virtue signaling Russia sanctions
Lawmakers will feel good voting for Lindsey Graham's 'passion project' but it won't end the war and if anything hurts American economic and political interests
August 04, 2026
Media
Fox News screaming desperately into wind as Trump loses grip
The popular rightwing network spent months building a case for the Iran War. Now they are invested in keeping up support, even if hosts have to skirt the truth
August 03, 2026
Washington Politics
Party elites so blind they can't see their base turning against the war
Numerous polls can't all be wrong. At some point there will be a reckoning with the out-of-touch Republican establishment in Washington.
July 31, 2026
Europe
Trouble in Paris? There's a Gaullist cure for that American hubris
Gen. Charles de Gaulle would have never postponed the reinterment of French resistance hero Marc Bloch for the convenience of the American president
July 31, 2026
Europe
Ukraine's 'turned tide' doesn't comport 'with basic military reality'
Cajoled by Zelensky, Western media is dangerously upselling — again — Kyiv’s ability to win
July 29, 2026
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