The Decoy Flight and the Doctrine Behind It
The infinite depths of Trump’s fear and loathing. Frank Snepp Aug 24, 2026 What do you call a president who…
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A New Way to Expose Lie-Spouting Trumpers
Corner them with their own master’s words. Aug 12, 2026 What I propose here is whimsical, not because it’s funny,…
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Saving Private Ryan — from Trump
Are MAGA-besotted veterans losing sight of first principles? Jul 30, 2026 Whenever I’m in Washington, I visit the Vietnam Memorial…
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The Uranium We Cannot See
Jul 13, 2026 Have the American and Israeli strikes destroyed Iran’s nuclear stockpiles, rendered them inaccessible, or left them intact…
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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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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…