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In Front of Our Noses
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (505+ words) Steven L. Taylor · Sunday, June 21, 2026 · No comments Just in case it has been forgotten that the Qataris lavished a massive gift on Trump (with only pure motives, I’m sure). Via the AP: President Donald Trump unveils the new Air Force One,…...
The Message is Mixed (To Put it Kindly)
4+ week, 14+ hour ago (505+ words) Vance on war aims. Via NBC News: Low oil prices now ‘goal No. 1’ in Iran war, Vance says, as U.S. threatens new economic pressure. Keeping gas prices low is now the United States’ “goal No. 1” in the Iran war,…...
The One State Solution
1+ week, 6+ day ago (276+ words) The pipe dream is over. New Yorker (“New Maps Show How Israel Has Thwarted Hopes for a Palestinian State“): I would argue that question, too, amounts to musing about an alternative history. There is no conceivable Israeli government that would…...
Strait Crazy – Outside the Beltway
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (310+ words) Trump is at it again. So, this morning, there is this: Trump: "We're gonna keep the strait, and we'll probably run it. We'll become the guardian of the strait. We should be reimbursed for that. When we do that, we're…...
More Unreality – Outside the Beltway
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (612+ words) Steven L. Taylor · Tuesday, June 23, 2026 · 5 comments I keep thinking about Jason Stanley’s book, How Fascism Works. Does this sound familiar? From pages 58-59: Here’s a doozy from this morning. The whole thing is a mess, but the lie that jumped out at…...
Winning the Iran War: Get It DONE!
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1116+ words) The President has so ordered. Saturday evening, as I was getting out of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, President Trump posted the following message: Analysts have differing views as to what this portends. WSJ Washington bureau chief Damian Paletta (“Did Trump…...
This Sequel to Groundhog Day Really Sucks
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (563+ words) Plus: to write about Trump, or to not write about Trump? That is the question. So, as James Joyner noted this morning, we are back in the middle of the Trump Iran War Rhetoric Cycle of rinse (threaten escalation), wash…...
Peace in Our Time? – Outside the Beltway
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1705+ words) James Joyner · Monday, June 15, 2026 · 8 comments WaPo (“U.S., Iran reach a deal to end fighting, both sides say“): The United States and Iran have reached a limited deal to end months of fighting, according to President Donald Trump, a top…...
What the Iran War Has Taught Us
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (447+ words) James Joyner · Thursday, June 25, 2026 · 3 comments In an Atlantic essay, “War and Consequences,” Elliot Cohen argues that the effects of our war of choice in Iran will long outlast the Trump administration. After a longish setup, he observes, Most of that…...
Everyone’s A Critic – Outside the Beltway
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (1287+ words) James Joyner · Tuesday, June 16, 2026 · 1 comment The Editorial Board of the FAILING NYT claims “President Trump Lost This War.” The preliminary deal ending President Trump’s four-month war with Iran is welcome but brings with it hard truths. Mr. Trump made a…...