Naturally, the Empires (Sometimes) Strike Back

[T]here were no signs of any flag of peace in Alaska, just the prolonging of a tragic, fruitless war.

Zelenskyy and his allies expressed their demands clearly to Trump, but couched them in all sorts of praise and gratitude.

The elderly president, vengeful and bearing a grudge, is conducting an all-out war against individuals, private and public institutions, cities and against U.S. states.

These countries ... have demonstrated that moral courage can coexist with diplomacy and that choosing humanity over expediency carries weight on the international stage.