The Bishop of Tuscon, Franklin Graham, and Michelle Obama agree about very few things, but the inhumanity of President Trump’s “zero tolerance” border policy is one of them. The New York Times and the New York Post, National Review, Jacobin, and The Federalist all agree that detaining parents and children separately is a crude practice […]
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration’s policy of separating families at the nation’s southern border is wildly unpopular, with roughly two-thirds of the country opposing it and a barely more than a quarter supporting it. And among the country’s intellectual and political elite, opposition to the policy seems almost unanimous. However, the word “opposition” doesn’t quite capture the […]
Continue ReadingPresident Trump announced on Monday that he has directed the Department of Defense to begin plans to form a U.S. Space Force to stand as a sixth branch of the armed forces. “When it comes to defending America,” he said at a meeting of the National Space Council, “it is not enough to have an […]
Continue ReadingAn impatient and bored President Trump nearly derailed his summit with Kim Jong Un before it even started, and now that it’s over, he is angry there’s not more enthusiasm for his dealmaking skills from Republican lawmakers, analysts, and experts. Those are a few of the behind-the-scenes details emerging from this week’s extraordinary meeting between […]
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