Afghanistan has discredited both the neoconservative and internationalist foreign policy paradigms. A new paradigm is needed, based upon a much narrower view of when the national interest warrants an intervention in other countries.
Category Archives: International and national
The bigger mistake in Afghanistan was Bush’s
Bush botched the staying in. Biden botched the getting out.
Biden administration adrift on border security
Two recent white papers do nothing to contradict the impression that the Biden administration has no real plan for securing the southern border.
Covid relief spending’s sorry tale
We’re paying a high price for politicians to say they are doing something about Covid.
Trump’s true offense against democracy occurred before Jan. 6
By appearing with Trump, Arizona GOP officials and candidates condone his attempted coup of the 2020 presidential election.
Biden gives Trump’s big tech lawsuit a boost
Biden browbeating Facebook about vaccination messaging raises questions about the independence of big tech in moderating their sites.
Congress should act on legal status for dreamers
Rather than a fruitless appeal of a recent court decision finding that DACA is a constitutional overreach, provide legal status to dreamers the right way, through legislation.
Michigan’s election review vs. Fann’s farce
A GOP-led election review from the Michigan state Senate shows how it could have been done responsibly in Arizona, rather than turning it over to Trump conspiracy adherents.
Brnovich, Scalia big winners in ballot harvesting case
The high court was right to uphold the challenged provisions of Arizona’s election law. But critics have a point about the court’s conservative majority weakening the Voting Rights Act potent force that Congress intended.
Sinema’s biggest bipartisanship test is coming up
After the heat Sinema’s taking over the filibuster, her commitment to centrist, bipartisan governance should be acknowledged. But the mother of all reconciliation bills will be her severest test.