The can our unserious politicians have been kicking down the road is fast running out of road.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/the-federal-government-faces-serious
Category Archives: International and national
Fabulists and election reform
The challenge of fairly considering ill-motivated proposals
Reckless president, impotent Congress
Not the combination the framers envisioned.
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/reckless-president-impotent-congress
Limits on the ability of courts to curb Trump’s abuses of power
More immediate and effective measures require congressional action.
For Europe, is Trump a friend or a foe
Does Trump want a Europe that is weak, fragmented, and vulnerable?
Read the column …https://robertrobb.substack.com/p/for-europe-is-trump-a-friend-or-a
Carney’s quest
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
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.