British Prime Minister Theresa May says that Western democracies should go on offense, doing more than just trying to detect and disrupt terrorist attacks. But is that a realistic aspiration?
Category Archives: International and national
Congress’ shrinking role on climate change and war
Presidents weren’t intended to be able to make binding international commitments unilaterally or engage in combat without congressional authorization.
Trump’s budget shouldn’t be DOA
Trump’s budget includes serious and specific recommendations to restructure the federal government along conservative lines. Congressional Republicans shouldn’t ignore it.
Ducey, Trump and First Amendment confusions
The First Amendment protects the right to write or say what you want. That’s it.
State AGs shakedown Target
Private companies have sufficient incentive to protect data without being hustled by lawyer-politicians.
Trump’s Middle East policy of “principled realism” is neither.
Trump’s approach to the Middle East is neither principled nor realistic. And it’s doomed to failure.
In the midst of a witch hunt, Trump acts like a witch
Trump is mostly right about Russian investigation, but keeps making matters worse.
McCain’s hollow ode to human rights
Two words discredit McCain’s criticism of Trump’s foreign policy regarding human rights, at least coming from McCain: Saudi Arabia.
Take a chill pill on Comey firing
Although Comey should have been fired, skepticism about Trump’s reasons are warranted. Nevertheless, a special prosecutor or select committee is premature.
Don’t count on the states to bail out Ryancare
Ryancare relies on the states to create a sustainable individual health insurance market. That’s bad policy and a bad bet.