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Did Trump just declare war on Europe?
Yes and no, or not quite but close. Still, it's not all bad news out there.
Dec 7
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We Live In A Time Of Monsters
The Trump regime is not on Europe's side, or Ukraine's, or Canada's. You don't have to guess whose side the White House is on anymore.
Dec 4
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November 2025
The hour is later than you think (updated)
Welcome to Xi Jinping's 'Community of the Common Destiny of Humankind'.
Nov 30
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The hour is later than you think (updated)
Welcome to Xi Jinping's 'Community of the Common Destiny of Humankind'.
Nov 30
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Dangerously obsolete notions about "the news."
Try talking about postliteracy to a conference hall full of judges & lawyers. I dare you.
Nov 23
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Updated. About the Palestine Tribunal thing
See under the subhead 'The War On Israel Plods Drearily Along."
Nov 16
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Of course it was 'surreal.' What did you expect?
Donald Trump, "Joe" Jolani and Bibi Netanyahu walk into a bar. . . UPDATE.
Nov 15
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Welcome to the 'Age of Disorder'
Memory-hole everything that brought us here. We're all transactional now. Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Marc Carney: One Big Happy Family.
Nov 9
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When the Emir is displeased with you
With backstory about my peculiar exchange with Michael Cohen, the American president's disbarred lawyer and disgraced hush-money fixer.
Nov 2
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October 2025
True North, Strong and Forsaken.
The American president throws another tariff tantrum, inadvertently reminding everyone that there once was a time when America was a shining city upon a…
Oct 26
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The sun rises on a holy land of show business
The art of the surreal: summiteering as a presidential vanity project
Oct 19
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Giving thanks for small mercies
Because of the day that's in it, and because the world is turning inside out. There's also a big shakeup at Al Jazeera, and another at CBS News. . .
Oct 13
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