Have China hawks flown the coop?
In Washington, there is now a bipartisan consensus around being tough on China. This was happening even before the Chinese sent a spy balloon drifting across the United States. Last…
FBI Agent Charles McGonigal Is Tied to a Russia-Linked Influence Effort
The McGonigal case also has cast attention on one of the more bizarre foreign influence operations to occur in Washington, D.C.
China Sends Spy Balloons Over Military Sites Worldwide
The balloons have some advantages over the satellites that orbit the earth in regular patterns. They fly closer to earth and can evade radar.
Standing Room Only As Zelenskiy Delivers A Lesson In Leadership
Westminster raises its game for the Ukraine president who hadn’t come to the UK on a jolly. Just occasionally Westminster can raise its game. Though it usually takes someone from…
‘Ultra-Patriots’ May Try To Overthrow Putin Over Failures In Ukraine
A leading Russian MP said that his country's "ultra-patriots" could try to overthrow President Vladimir Putin in frustration with their army's performance in Ukraine.
Syria regime, Russia Bombing Exacerbated Earthquake’s Impact
Raed Al-Saleh, the head of the White Helmets civil defence group, said bombing carried out by Russia and the regime of President Bashar Al-Assad had a hand in the damage…
Paul Manafort Admits He Passed Intelligence To Russia
He cut deals with dictators, engineered the election of Donald Trump, and set the new president on a path to impeachment. Now, post-prison, it's clear that his true legacy will…
On Colbert, Anderson Cooper has no good answers as to why CNN employs Corey Lewandowski
Good on Stephen Colbert. The “Late Show” host last night welcomed CNN host Anderson Cooper for a little chat, and the name of former Donald Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski…
Why Republicans won’t shut down Trump’s election fraud claims
Richard Cohen pleaded in his Aug. 23 op-ed, “GOP: Shut down this myth,” for Republican bigwigs to disclaim Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s pre-election claims about fraudulent voting. The fundamental fault…
The Reason Black Lives Matter Isn’t Just for Black People
Police reform is often framed as a black issue, and for good reason; black people, along with other minorities, are disproportionately searched and shot by police more than white people.…