The Agony of ‘Flexible’ Afghan War Grinds On

[N]aval deployment could be a coercive tactic to force political concessions such as Maduro’s exit, rather than a prelude to war.

[I]ncreasingly often, the Supreme Court is acting as a partisan institution that undermines the lower courts’ judicial authority.

[T]he president of the United States of America is a complete amateur in world politics.

[T]he desire on both sides to get rid of the other at all costs grows stronger every day. Many more violent incidents are likely to follow.

The madness lies in asserting something ... contrary to all evidence and intelligence. The method is doing it again and again, relentlessly, at full volume ... This is how Trump became president twice.