What sort of twisted U.S. foreign policy turns Canada into the leader of a new non-aligned movement?
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/carneys-quest
Category Archives: International and national
Trump’s jingoism: Is this what we are as a country, or want to be?
A background issue for the midterms.
Two reasons for optimism for the New Year
The resilience of the American economy and political system give hope for an iterative path to a better future.
The MAGA National Security Strategy: Hector Europe while giving autocrats a free pass
This isn’t realpolitik. It’s foreign policy degeneracy.
Kelly vs. Trump on military discipline and duty
Both are in the wrong.
What do Democrats have to offer on affordability?
Thus far, it is more of a repackaging than a rethink.
What is “America First” about Trump’s foreign policy?
Trump’s hyperactive and highly personal international interventions aren’t based on a narrower calculation of actionable U.S. strategic interests.
Get rid of the filibuster
The founders never intended for a Senate minority to have a veto over legislation.
The ridiculous and destructive government shutdown
Congressional budget irresponsibility is now a deeply ingrained and thoroughly bipartisan institutional trait.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/the-ridiculous-and-destructive-government
Will Trump cause some on the left to rethink big government?
A right-left coalition to restore the constitutional order is an intriguing, if far-fetched, idea.