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The "Never-Mind" presidency
Trump does more flips than Hirito Ogiwara on snow. Plus: Coming Soon
13 hrs ago • Steve Berman
Greenland, Iran, I don't want to win that way
Don't let the news cycle move on when we need to do the right thing today.
Jan 21 • Steve Berman
No to Greenland, no to appeasement, no more deals.
There's more than one way to cultural suicide, but we're definitely taking the express lane
Jan 20 • Steve Berman
The King of civil rights
In observance of Martin Luther King Day, I’m going to reheat a piece that I wrote in 2023.
Jan 19 • David Thornton
I want to meet the hidden genius in the White House
Plus, bribery and perfidy go together in Venezuela
Jan 16 • Steve Berman
Where does this end?
And a doggone farewell
Jan 15 • David Thornton
Trump makes deals with tyrants while people perish
Venezuela, Gaza, Russia, and now Iran
Jan 13 • Steve Berman
ICE shootings multiply as narratives solidify
Both sides are acting recklessly. Also, will Iran be free?
Jan 9 • Steve Berman
Was it all about the grift?
The Trump Administration's bait and switch on Venezuela and Greenland
Jan 8 • David Thornton
A failure to communicate is a Donloe shame
The lesson of "Cool Hand Luke" taught good and hard.
Jan 7 • Steve Berman
James Monroe, Manuel Noriega, and Donald Trump
...walk into a bar.
Jan 6 • David Thornton
Venezuela, a Just Cause all over again?
For decades, the U.S. watched Venezuela’s national catastrophe with interest but at a distance. Trump got in its face.
Jan 5 • Steve Berman
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