Against the Gaslight
Trump’s darkness visible. There is an historically grounded scene in the Oscar-nominated Nuremberg that resonates with terrifying clarity in this moment. Hermann…
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Venezuela and the Long Drift Toward Executive Terror
Let’s finally call out Trump policies for what they are. I have seen what unbridled executive power can do when it is…
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Epstein, Israel, and the Forbidden Intelligence Question
James Bond caper or Lolita Book 2 – how do we describe our greatest national obsession? One reason the Jeffrey…
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Missed Signals, Misplaced Hope
A Facebook subscriber, who viewed the latest excerpt (Part 6) from Susan Hunter’s documentary featuring Vietnam eyewitnesses, recently sent me…
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In Defense of Nick Ut — and the Integrity of Witness
Full disclosure: Nick Ut is an old friend from my Vietnam days, and I have long believed he took one of the…
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The Missing Tyrant: Watching “One Battle After Another” as the Real-World Burns
Dec 09, 2025 Oscar watchers are buzzing like green-bottle flies around a clump of satirical mischief called “One Battle After…
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Double-Tapping Morality and the Constitution
Dec 05, 2025 War by its very nature is an act of barbarity, regardless of how righteous the purpose. Whether…
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Illegal Orders, Costly Defiance
Nov 29, 2025 Responsible officials in Washington are suddenly and very publicly reminding American service members of a principle as old as…
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From Truman to Trump: The Imperial Presidency Triumphs
A fellow anti-Trumper reminded me the other day that my own sins had helped elevate DJT to semi-despot status. That…
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A Protest Vote Against Punishment Politics
My apologies to all the friends I ribbed about the “No Kings” marches. I was completely wrong to assume that…