[T]he president failed to disclose that subsidies granted by his government — in connivance with the Republican Party — artificially maintain the viability of fossil fuels.
[The Democrats] need to find a campaign issue which will resonate beyond their liberal-metropolitan heartlands before the midterm elections in the fall of 2026.
A lesson one may think is this: for any misconduct committed by the West, marginalized minority groups somewhere in the world may have to pay the price. After all, on an international stage, any misconduct may simply sustain the cultures of fear and humiliation we face today.