The recent decision by Donald Trump to cut a six-month sanctions-waiving deal with Vladimir Putin to import millions of barrels of Russian diesel fuel is the latest episode in a global geopolitical clown show, and not the funny kind. In fact, the evil kind. By tossing the Kremlin an economic lifeline, this administration is actively … Continue reading Donnie’s Diesel Deal (Clown Show American Foreign Policy and Moral Failure)
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Our MAGA President Is Making America Less Secure
President Trump came to office promising to make America great again. Yet nearly every major element of his foreign and national-security policy does the opposite. Oh, let me count the ways: - Weakened America’s traditional allies - Undermined support for Ukraine - Destabilized trade relationships - Launched Iran war without congressional declaration - Conducted legally … Continue reading Our MAGA President Is Making America Less Secure
Trump, the Stable Naval Genius and His Love Affair with Steam
Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo) President Donald Trump issued a national security memorandum (August 13, 2026) directing the Pentagon to produce, within 60 days, a plan to replace the US. … Continue reading Trump, the Stable Naval Genius and His Love Affair with Steam
WTF: Kash Patel’s Planned Visit to Russia
Reports that FBI Director Kash Patel is planning to visit Russia in October have raised immediate questions about the wisdom, purpose, and timing of such a trip. According to news reports, Patel is expected to travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg and may be hosted by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB), the successor to the … Continue reading WTF: Kash Patel’s Planned Visit to Russia
Hey Trump, Come Clean on ICE Shootings?
Recent reports that the FBI may no longer play its traditional role in investigating shootings and other serious incidents involving Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel should concern all Americans. Multiple news organizations have reported that the FBI has been directed to defer many investigations involving DHS officers to Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)—an agency that, … Continue reading Hey Trump, Come Clean on ICE Shootings?
The Bicentennial Was Better – Here’s Why
OK, it was better because I was 19 years old and care-free, a college student home on summer break. For a summer job, I was building swimming pools with a crew of childhood friends, and on weekends in June and July, we were hustling at Bicentennial festivals and parades around my home state of Connecticut. … Continue reading The Bicentennial Was Better – Here’s Why
The Reflecting Pool: A Small Mirror of a Larger Presidency
The controversy surrounding the renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is about much more than a body of water in Washington, DC. The pool has become a symbol — a small, very visible reflection of broader themes that have defined the Trump presidency: spectacle over substance, loyalty over process, grand promises followed by messy … Continue reading The Reflecting Pool: A Small Mirror of a Larger Presidency
Trump’s Iran War – A Case Study in Strategic Failure
America’s war with Iran stands as a case study in strategic failure—marked not by necessity, but by miscalculation, poor planning, and a profound misunderstanding of both the adversary and America’s own national interests. From its outset, the conflict has reflected an absence of coherent strategy, with no clear objectives and inadequate preparation. Trump’s decision-making process … Continue reading Trump’s Iran War – A Case Study in Strategic Failure
The Apple of Don’s Eye, Iceland, I Mean Greenland
Donald Trump embarrassed our nation on the world stage at Davos, threatening and degrading European allies in his quest to “acquire” Greenland, and talking like an 18th century king before an assembly of lesser vassals. But there was some humor too, when he kept talking about the need to acquire Iceland, when he meant Greenland, … Continue reading The Apple of Don’s Eye, Iceland, I Mean Greenland
My 2 Cents: The National Security Strategy of the USA, Nov 2025
President Trump just released a new National Security Strategy (NSS), November 2025, making a significant shift from all previous NSSes. Like Trump’s negotiations for peace in Ukraine, his new NSS focuses more on economics and business deals than it does with supporting American values of freedom and democracy abroad. And it shamefully casts dispersion on … Continue reading My 2 Cents: The National Security Strategy of the USA, Nov 2025
