We talked about Péter Magyar’s win and Eric Swalwell’s alleged misconduct.
Foreign Policy
Poor Tactics Make Any Strategy Impossible, Vatican Edition
Watching the story of one of Hegseth’s minions (Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby) at work, makes it clear that when it comes to the war on the Vatican, Trump & Co. don’t even have good tactics.
Hegseth, the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, and Mark Twain
After listening to Secretary of Excursions Pete Hegseth give his Iran war briefing this morning, I said good bye to my post-Easter week of relaxation in which I catch up on all the sleep I lost last week. Thank God for Monty Python and Mark Twain.
Great Tactics Mean Nothing if You Have No Strategy
Take it from Clausewitz or Sun Tzu or even Jesus of Nazareth: strategy matters. Too bad for all of us that Trump and Hegseth don’t get this.
Untrustworthy
For over a year, Donald Trump has been remaking the image of the US, both at home and abroad. That image boils down to a single word: untrustworthy.
Trump Needs a Shrink and a Baby-Sitter, Not a National Security Adviser
Donald Trump is invading sovereign foreign countries, without even the ability to consider the years-long aftermath, out of a psychological need.
Voiding International Agreements Can Have Awkward Consequences
If you want to void one real estate deal, be careful, because other folks may decide to do the same with you on other deals you have made.
When Even the German Far-Right Thinks You’ve Gone Too Far . . .
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is filled with neo-Nazis with whom Stephen Miller would feel right at home. Until today.
How the Deep State Taught Stephen Miller to Love Socialism
There’s mounting evidence that John Ratcliffe has sustained Trump’s trust sufficiently to successfully rebut Russian disinformation. So much so, the CIA even taught Stephen Miller to love socialism!
The Inaugural Donald J. Trump Awards
It’s been quite a year for Donald Trump, a narcissist the likes of which the world has never seen, except he’s missing a few awards.
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