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Who is Terrorizing Whom in Venezuela?
No real need to use bombs against drug smugglers, unless the goal is to terrorize them into stopping. What does that make us?
 • William Thatcher Dowell
Is Donald Trump Really a Wannabe King, or Just a Tyrant in Waiting?
Seven million Americans took part in the “No Kings” demonstration and it's safe to say that satire ruled the day, but the damage Trump has already…
 • William Thatcher Dowell
A Second Look at Trump's Speech to the Knesset
There are times when success teaches us the wrong lesson
 • William Thatcher Dowell
Tom Mutch’s ‘The Dogs of Mariupol’
Tom Mutch’s book describes in vivid detail how resistance to daily attacks from Russia has created a new “iron generation” in Ukraine.
 • William Thatcher Dowell
Pete Hegseth's Search for the new American Warrior
America's newly minted "Secretary of War" thinks he can tell America's top generals what war is really about.
 • William Thatcher Dowell
A Second Look at Charlie Kirk and Where He Was Taking Us
The message might sound plausible, especially if one shares similar frustrations. That doesn't mean that the ultimate destination will be any less a…
 • William Thatcher Dowell
The Unfortunate Death of Charlie Kirk and the MAGA Phenomenon
Sometimes the debate has real consequences
 • William Thatcher Dowell
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