Trump is not retreating from the world, as his actions in Venezuela, and elsewhere, illustrate. It’s just that his foreign policy doesn’t fit the familiar constructs.
Category Archives: International and national
NC ballot fraud lessons for AZ
Fraud in North Carolina’s absentee ballot program should put an end to the debate over ballot harvesting in Arizona.
Bernie Sanders has already won
He probably won’t be the nominee, but the nominee will be running on the Sanders agenda.
Revealing budget votes by Lesko and Gallego
Despite funding for a border wall, Lesko votes against the budget deal and Gallego votes for it.
Moving beyond the two-party system
The two-party system locks out candidates whom voters might prefer.
Dems don’t want immigration laws enforced
Budget deal reveal: Except against those who commit serious crimes, Democrats don’t want immigration laws enforced.
Moving foreign policy in Trump’s direction
Trump’s instincts are generally sounder than the bipartisan consensus of the foreign policy establishment.
Ignored realities in the Brexit debate
An exit deal with the EU was never to be had. And Northern Ireland can’t be both in and out of the EU.
Trump has to be Trump
An otherwise solid State of the Union address is marred by an act of vainglory.
Dems say Obamacare isn’t working
The silent premise behind “Medicare for All” is that Obamacare has been a bust.