When Donald Trump hired John Bolton as national security adviser, Europe and the rest of the world understood immediately what it meant: the return to George W. Bush style foreign policy and a withdrawal of America as a reliable partner to negotiate with. Bolton, a psychopathic ...read more
Donald Trump made perhaps his most fatal foreign policy blunder so far this week by signing a memorandum authorizing the U.S.'s resumption of sanctions against Iran, violating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known colloquially as the Iran Deal. Trump's ...read more
Yesterday, I spent some time discussing the impact of Donald Trump's presidency with two of my neighbors, both of whom work for the federal government. It was a scary conversation to say the least as it shed light on what it is like working for a government that has no ...read more
For those of you who can't hear enough about President Obama's accomplishments, and who think he doesn't spend enough time taking credit for them, today is your lucky day. At a town hall in London Saturday, the President was asked about his legacy, and he was ready with a long ...read more
Predictably, Sith Lord and former Vice President Dick Cheney opposes the Iran nuclear deal. Why? Because Dick Cheney wants to go to war with Iran as part of his unfinished masterplan to turn the Middle East into a giant strip mall for the benefit of US corporations. It went ...read more