Americans are the US Government’s Greatest Enemy
When it comes to national security, Americans are more of a threat to the US than the Chinese or the Russians.
When it comes to national security, Americans are more of a threat to the US than the Chinese or the Russians.
The Democrats succeeded only in exceeding a very low bar. The challenge for them is to figure out how to raise the bar and then succeed again.
Polarization has become a way of life in the US, undermining the essential requirement of democracy: constructive dialogue. It has bred a culture that rewards individuals who cultivate the destructive art of high conflict.
The US Supreme Court’s seemingly political overturning of Roe and Casey rulings actually depoliticizes the court in the short run and paves the way for the long-run expansion of abortion rights in America.
The US is funding and supporting Ukraine but not participating in its war against Russia. This has produced the conditions for a radical upsurge in propaganda.
Only a reduction in tensions and military expenditures can save the planet from the catastrophic consequences of both a US-China conflict and unconstrained climate change.
The Global War on Terror, launched after the 9/11 attacks and then fought disastrously forever, has led to extremism coming home to roost in the US.
Fate conspires against a CIA man’s plan to hike (trek in Indian English) in the Himalayas. A whirlwind of unplanned events, overzealous minders and swamis make sure that mountains remain faraway.