RFK Jr. and MAHA Send Psychiatrists into a Panic Attack
It is no secret that RFK Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, doesn’t like psychiatrists, and he has had good reason, based upon his personal life…
May 2026
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Against a Cuba Intervention
America’s history of intervention in Cuban internal affairs goes back to 1899 and the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley insisted on going to war…
The Unequal Democracy of Germany
Americans often imagine Germany as the model liberal democracy: institutional, consensus-oriented, post-national, and morally disciplined by the catastrophes of…
Trump, China, and the Third World
Donald Trump has indicated a growing desire to challenge China’s expanding influence across the developing world, particularly in regions such as Africa and the…
Out on a Limb, but Unmoved: Trump Will Finish the Job in Iran
I am out on a limb. The clock is ticking. On Wednesday, I wrote in my new Substack column that I thought it unlikely that “the ‘negotiations’ or (to describe…
Trump, China, and the Third World
Donald Trump has indicated a growing desire to challenge China’s expanding influence across the developing world, particularly in regions such as Africa and the…
Out on a Limb, but Unmoved: Trump Will Finish the Job in Iran
I am out on a limb. The clock is ticking. On Wednesday, I wrote in my new Substack column that I thought it unlikely that “the ‘negotiations’ or (to describe…