That Was The Week That Was (in TrumpLand): Canada & EU defy Trump; Russia compromises Trump family; US sell out Saudis over Yemen & Iran War?
Read More
23 minutes on historic advance of EU and “associate member” Canada — even as Donald Trump rants that he might cut off all trade with Europe
Read More
How advance of Yemen’s Houthis feeds crisis of US War on Iran, as control of Bab al-Mandeb Strait joins Iranian control of Strait of Hormuz
Read More
Analyzing Irish Unity: historical context, political and economic challenges, and why a referendum may not be imminent — but is on the way
Read More
Ireland’s leaders deal effectively with Trump to avoid political fallout, but cannot stop his lies or disruptions from Irish unity to Yemen.
Read More
20-min analysis of differing approaches from Trump Administration towards Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine — Will Kyiv now get support?
Read More
Analyzing Donald Trump’s attempt to buy votes in upcoming US mid-term elections: if he thought Republicans were “winning”, why offer a bribe?
Read More
17-minute reflection on 9/11 and what we did not learn over the next 25 years from the murder of almost 3,000 civilians on that terrible day
Read More
Evaluating visit of Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Vladimir Putin in Kremlin, as Russia demands Ukraine’s surrender
Read More
Analyzing spike in attacks in US War on Iran, with no prospect of talks to end assault as Trump camp pursues ill-conceived economic warfare
Read More
Evaluating Donald Trump visit to Ireland this weekend, with priority on his ego and business interests but also encounters with Irish leaders
Read More
Analyzing Kyiv’s maneuvers to blunt Russia’s winter aerial assault — possibly Putin’s last gamble for “victory” — in invasion of Ukraine.
Read More
32 minutes on visit of Donald Trump envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv, amid Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Read More
Giorgia Meloni’s contribution to European security, amid Russian invasion of Ukraine, as Italy’s longest-serving Prime Minister since 1945
Read More
That Was The Week That Was (in TrumpLand): Taking apart Trump camp’s damage and nonsense from Ukraine to the War on Iran to the War on Canada
Read More
Trump camp’s mismanagement of US economy, amid $40 trillion Federal debt, the failing War on Iran, and the Trump family’s profits and grift
Read More
Analyzing Russia’s hybrid warfare across Europe, amid Moscow’s 4 1/2-year full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as Germany threatens punishment
Read More
29-minute analysis of a worried Vladimir Putin refusing talks for a ceasefire of his invasion of Ukraine, fearing consequences of failure
Read More
32-minute evaluation of difficulties for Vladimir Putin in his 4 1/2-year invasion amid international isolation and Ukraine’s counter-attacks
Read More
68 minutes to honor Dolly Parton and to consider what we can learn from her about music, politics, gender, and decency and tolerance
Read More
Analyzing how the Trump camp continues to undermine the US economy with its troubled War on Iran, and when it might finally return to talks
Read More
19-minute analysis of Trump camp’s threat to US democracy: “In spring, I said, ‘This is a wannabe authoritarian regime.’ Now we are there.”
Read More
Analyzing Ukraine’s resistance of Russia’s invasion, including CIA Director Ratcliffe’s visit to Moscow to deliver message to Vladimir Putin
Read More
Canadians in an “Elbows Up” protest against Donald Trump’s tariffs and other policies,...
Read More
Evaluating how Trump camp, unable to defeat Iran regime militarily, pursues economic warfare in possible last chance for “victory” in its war
Read More
Analyzing significance of Ukraine’s counter-attacks inside Russia, damaging Kremlin’s invasion with serious consequences for Russia’s economy
Read More
Evaluating the visit of UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to Kyiv for Ukraine’s Independence Day as Britain cooperates over long-range missiles
Read More
Democrats criticizing Israel, amid wars on Gaza, Iran, and Lebanon, triumph in US primaries and special elections. Is this a turning point?
Read More
Analyzing interaction between Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s politics, and possible interference by Elon Musk with ex-Defense Minister Fedorov
Read More
Ireland and America: How sport became one of most important ways Irish immigrants maintained ties to home and found their place in US society
Read More
