Category Archives: foreign policy

This is the scariest question about Putin — and Trump

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

The Russian president’s back is to the wall. That makes him more dangerous. By David Ignatius/ Washington Post/ April 16, 2026 {Let’s not forget another war, now in its fifth year with no end in sight, between Ukraine and Russia. … Continue reading →

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Trump’s Plan? No Plan

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

Distracting the American People Is the Goal By Arlen Grossman Does it seem as if our invasion of Iran was poorly planned? It doesn’t matter. Most likely it wasn’t planned at all. Just a few weeks ago, the Epstein files … Continue reading →

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Tomorrow’s election merits your attention

Posted on April 11, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

Hopefully, Hungarians will renounce, reject, and repudiate Victor Orbán  By Robert Reich/ RobertReich.substack.com/ April 11, 2026 {Democracy is clearly in danger. We know Trump loves authoritarian leaders. His early success emboldened authorititarian leaders throughout the world. Hungary, Venezuela and Argentina … Continue reading →

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Trump says he can do ‘anything I want’ with Cuba

Posted on March 17, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

By Daniel Trotta/ Reuters/ March 16, 2026 HAVANA, March 16 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Cuba on Monday, saying ‌he expected to have the “honor” of “taking Cuba in some form” and that “I can … Continue reading →

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The party of ‘family values’ just covered up unspeakable crimes

Posted on March 8, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

[I’ll say it once again: the Iran War was all about distracting from the fact that Trump was about to be identified as a child-sex offender. and perhaps lose his presidency. So, without any end game, he starts a war, … Continue reading →

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Two Big Things Trump Doesn’t Want You to Know or Even Think About

Posted on March 6, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

(Nobody can cut to the chase better and help us understand the important factors in any political event than Robert Reich. What is Trump doing by suddenly attacking Iran? He saw he was in in trouble on several fronts and … Continue reading →

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Neither Do Much For Me

Posted on March 3, 2026 by Arlen Grossman
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Operation Epstein Fury: Is This About National Security or Political Survival?

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

Madison and the Founders of his generation had it right: what Trump is doing violates both the Constitution and the foundational norms of democracy… (We can talk about the millions of reasons President Trump had to attack Iran, but it … Continue reading →

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Two Leaders–Trump and Netanyahu–With Too Much Undeserved Power

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

Donald Trump, America’s President, and Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s Prime Minister, have a lot in common. They both want unfettered power. and both remain in control and out of jail by consolidating executive power and making sure they are both statutorily … Continue reading →

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Why the hell is Trump threatening war with Iran again?

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Arlen Grossman

His real goal is regime change, which will get us bogged down there for years.  There is one area that many voters felt Donald Trump was superior to Democratic Party presidential candidates in the 2016, 2020 and 2024 elections. Trump … Continue reading →

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