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Jeff Bezos's lame defense of intervention in Washington Post to favor Trump; Did he, or did he not, instruct the editor to hire more conservative opinion columnists?

Jeff Bezos breaks Washington Post non-interference pledge in order to help Trump

62 years ago, the world stood on the brink of nuclear annihilation. If Donald Trump had been president during the Cuban Missile Crisis, would we still be here?

The Voter's Pledge

Republican convicted felon falsely alleges invasion of U.S. by immigrant criminal hordes (REPOST)

Republican convicted felon falsely alleges invasion of U.S. by immigrant criminal hordes

Media bias against Harris. Who will administer CPR to a comatose American body politic, if not the press?

Walz blows opportunity to eviscerate Trump and Vance

Message for Vladimir Putin: We have nuclear weapons, too

SATIRE: Haitian Dogs Are Eating White People in Springfield, Ohio

The secret brilliance of Trump's Republican propaganda and how to counter it: "Illegal Haitian immigrants stealing pet dogs and cats and eating them in Springfield, Ohio"

Advice for undecided voters or those leaning toward Trump: Don't be stupid! Pay attention, damn it!

REPRISE--Gladiatorial Combat: America's political circus pits honorable sitting Vice-President against a convicted felon being tried for multiple felonies in Washington, Atlanta, and Miami

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Gladiatorial Combat: America's political circus pits honorable sitting Vice-President against a convicted felon being tried for multiple felonies in Washington, Atlanta, and Miami

Public Discourse in America

Trump is increasingly delusional and out of touch with reality; If media will report the truth, a generational shift away from the Republican Party could occur

Israeli strategy: Kill the enemy; American strategy: Support Israel as it kills the enemy

Democratic stampede toward Harris could snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

International Court of Justice, in advisory opinion, holds Israeli settlements on West Bank violate international law

Biden is a stubborn old man whose narcissism and delusional ambition put American democracy and the world at great risk

Biden can’t win. Can Democrats avoid defeat?

Gavin Newson and Gretchen Whitmer: The Democrats' winning ticket is sitting on the bench

Debate Context: America's political circus pits sitting president against a convicted felon being tried for multiple felonies in Washington, Atlanta, and Miami

PRE-DEBATE CONTEXT: America's political circus pits sitting president against a convicted felon being tried for multiple felonies in Washington, Atlanta, and Miami

Debate: The leading act in America's political circus pits sitting president against a convicted felon being tried for multiple felonies on grand jury indictments in Washington, Atlanta, and Miami

What is International Law? Lesson I: International Law is INTERNATIONAL

Alvin Bragg and other New American Heroes

New American Heroes (Corrected)

Author is now publishing a book--"The Rape of American Democracy"--and pace of articles may slow. Meanwhile, three big developments: Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, and Trump's trial in Manhattan

Netanyahu compares ICC Prosecutor to Nazi judges who upheld anti-Jewish laws and "enabled the Nazis to perpetrate the worst crime in history"

ICC Prosecutor requests arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, and Hamas Leaders--with link to full text and video of announcement

REPRISE: Fighting Russia down to the last Ukrainian soldier

International Law: The missing ingredient in U.S. foreign policy--PRELUDE

A writer's doubt

REPRISE: In a country with no memory, Donald Trump and his fascist Republican Party may win in November

Groundhog Day in politics: Distractions from the war to save civilization from Russian barbarism

Cameron says no restrictions on striking targets in Russia with British-supplied weapons: Macron suggests ground troops could be sent to Ukraine if Russia breaks through Ukrainian lines

International Criminal Court (ICC) may issue arrest warrants against top Israeli and Hamas officials this week

Nimble. Smart. Good judgment. With a crackerjack foreign policy team. The president we need, and the president we have--Part Two

House passes military aid for Ukraine. Now what?

Nimble. Smart. Good judgment. With a crackerjack foreign policy team. The president we need, and the president we have--Part One

REPRISE: The fateful grip of war on human minds

REPRISE: International Humanitarian Law, Proportionality, and the Killing of Children

Note to readers regarding slow publication schedule

Gaza Ceasefire: Full text of U.N. Security Council Resolution 2728 (March 25, 2024)

Ukraine: The frozen strategy of Joe Biden and the West, and its portents for an endless war, or possible defeat

Europe changed. The world changed. The long road of war that lies before us.

Trump v. Anderson. Rogue Supreme Court. What can be done? Expand the Court.

NUEVO--Europa cambió. El mundo cambió. El largo camino de guerra que tenemos por delante.

Europa cambió. El mundo cambió. El largo camino de guerra que tenemos por delante.

With Ukraine on its back foot, it's time to take the war to Putin

Macron breaks a taboo, suggesting that dispatch of troops from individual NATO countries to Ukraine should not be ruled out

Apoyo a Ucrania: Falta no sòlo ayuda militar y económico, sino también una estrategia para ganar la guerra

The potential intervention of a NATO member's armed forces in Ukraine

Putin says he prefers Biden over Trump in presidential election

In a country with no memory, Donald Trump and his fascist Republican Party may win in November

Disqualification of Senators Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, and other Senate and House candidates under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment

REPRISE: A moment for reflection: The 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht, November 9-10, 1938

Donald Trump seems to be a mega-criminal. The presumption of innocence does not apply to political judgments.

World Court issues Order of Provisional Measures in South Africa's genocide case against Israel

REVISED (with footnotes/links): Plagiarism charges lead Claudine Gay to resign as President of Harvard

Plagiarism charges lead Claudine Gay to resign as President of Harvard

Scandalous attacks on South Africa and the International Court of Justice

Draft sent by error. Updated column to follow.

Plagiarism charges lead Claudine Gay to resign as President of Harvard

South Africa brings action against Israel for genocide before the International Court of Justice (ICJ)

Trump appears barred by Section 3 of the 14th Amendment from running for president

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