Ghosts of the Tonkin Gulf
Jul 11, 2026 I spent nearly six years in Vietnam. Most of that time was passed watching young American men…
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“Stress-Testing” the Platner Saga
Jul 08, 2026 Last Monday, July 6, one of the most consequential Senate races of 2026 was suddenly transformed when Politico published…
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BEWARE OF BALANCE
Jun 29, 2026 It’s happening again. As Democratic Socialist currents gain ground in some deep-blue corners of New York City…
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Rescuing Our Spy Agencies from Trump
Every generation seems to require its own intelligence debacle before Washington remembers why intelligence counts. The Church and Pike Committee investigations of…
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Anti-Asian Hatred: Who’s Guilty?
One of the best students in my undergrad journalism class, a young Vietnamese woman, fulfilled a diversity-essay assignment by celebrating…
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Reaping Trump’s Whirlwind
The gunfire erupted outside the ballroom doors. It was 8:35 on a Saturday night at the Washington Hilton, where the city’s power…
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Madman Theory: Trump v. Nixon
When Donald Trump threatened several days ago to bomb Iran “back to the Stone Age” and obliterate Persian culture, I…
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Bad News Brownout in the Gulf
Ordinarily I use this space to comment on political issues. But this time I want to highlight an under-reported story about the…
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A Bat-Crazy Fireside Chat
If a scoutmaster briefed parents on a camping trip the way President Trump addressed the nation last night on the…
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Whose “Excursion” Is It?
It should not be this hard to figure out what Donald Trump intends to do in the Iran war, even if he…