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Venezuela's foreign minister on Wednesday called for direct talks between President Nicolas Maduro and Donald Trump, to help ease the crisis gripping his country. Of course, they shouldn't talk. No American president should conduct a photo-op and give legitimacy to a tyrannical despot. But, our current president loves despots and is a huge fan of... Continue Reading →
There are two certainties of the second summit with North Korea. Kim Jong Un will win the Dinner For Schmucks contest and Donald Trump will not bring up human rights abuses to the dictator. North Korea's dictator solidifies his power internationally by developing nuclear weapons, and internally by mass purges and executions. A study by... Continue Reading →
If I was a sycophant and worshiped a leader, then at the very least that leader should possess a mind like a steel trap, and he wouldn't be anyone's fool. But then again, I'm not a sycophant because sycophants follow people like Donald Trump who can be bamboozled by a prank phone call perpetuated by... Continue Reading →
There was so much breaking news from the Trump administration this past week, that by Friday we would have forgotten that the president had legitimized North Korea's dictatorship if he hadn't reminded us. On Thursday, the Attorney General of New York sued Trump and three of his children for using the Trump Foundation, a supposedly... Continue Reading →
Come to Sandals on the beautiful coastline of North Korea. There's no Wi-Fi. You will be closely monitored and tailed by government officials at all times. You will not be allowed to leave the resort or talk to the locals. If you touch anything, you may be relocated permanently to a different kind of resort.... Continue Reading →
The summit in Singapore between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un was truly historic. It was the first time an American president legitimized the dictatorial regime of North Korea. Atlantic writer Jeffrey Goldberg has been searching out the Trump doctrine on foreign policy. After talking to administration officials over several weeks, he finally got one... Continue Reading →
Apparently, Donald Trump woke up Tuesday morning to the same realization the rest of us wake with every day. That he could be an international embarrassment, become a laughingstock, and bring great shame and humiliation upon us. That, or he had a really bad bowel movement. After initial excitement over the summit with North Korea's... Continue Reading →
In breaking the treaty preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, Donald Trump said he's a man who keeps his promises, thus making the United States a nation that does not. Except, Donald Trump is not a man who keeps his promises. Ask his first wife, or his second, or his third. I'd tell you... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, Rachel Maddow discussed how she may have inadvertently stumbled upon her sign-off. Walter Cronkite's sign off, "and that's the way it is," is legendary and makes all others pale in comparison. But, the one Maddow half joked about may fit these times better. "That's the way it is" is disputed by... Continue Reading →
The one thing North Korea has craved for the entirety of its existence is legitimacy. Donald Trump just gave it to them. Republicans criticized President Obama for saying he was open to talks with Iran. Even then, there were negotiations for negotiations. Obama never met with the leaders of Iran. Instead, he sent diplomats to... Continue Reading →
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