Category Archives: military

Operation Epstein Fury: Is This About National Security or Political Survival?

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

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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This Theory Explains Trump’s Baffling Foreign Policy

By Stacie Goddard and Abraham L. Newman/ New York Times/ January 26, 2026 Dr. Goddard is a professor of political science at Wellesley College. Dr. Newman is a professor of international affairs at Georgetown. Negotiations around President Trump’s demand for U.S. ownership of … Continue reading

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Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise

By NYTimes Editorial Board/ January 3, 2026 Over the past few months, President Trump has deployed an imposing military force in the Caribbean to threaten Venezuela. Until now, the president used that force — an aircraft carrier, at least seven … Continue reading

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Trump briefed this week on options for military operations in Venezuela

TBPR Editor Asks: Is there anything Trump can do to take headlines from imminent news about his part in Epstein’s crimes? See Answer Below: CNN.Com/By Kevin Liptak, Zachary Cohen and Jim Sciutto/November 14, 202     President Donald Trump was … Continue reading

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A Plan For the Democrats: Don’t Fund Regressive, Harmful Policies!

Due to technical issues, my weekly appearance on Halitics (YouTube videocast) had me doing only audio, depriving America of my pretty face. But there was much to discuss. Ezra Klein’s lead story in the Sunday NY Times Opinion section advocated … Continue reading

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When the Court Says Trump Is Above the Law, Who Protects the Eleven Dead on That Boat?

By protecting him from accountability, the Court gave him power to end lives at will — and he’s wasting no time using it By Thom Hartmann/ Hartmannreport.com/ September 5, 2025 When the Court says Trump is above the law, who … Continue reading

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Too Many Unnecessary Deaths

On today’s YouTube videocast Halitics I try to convince a skeptical Hal Ginsberg that the world is finally taking notice of the famine conditions perpetuated by the Israeli military against the people of Gaza. I’m starting to see that Benjamin … Continue reading

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Did the Trump-Vance Ambush Work?

The insane press conference in the White House Friday was all over the news, so Hal Ginsberg and I reflected on it during my weekly (now Tuesday) appearance on Hal’s YouTube videocast Halitics. The discussion got heated when I said … Continue reading

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The New World Order

Keith Olbermann makes a strong case that by aligning with Putin’s Russia and moving apart from Europe’s democracies, Donald Trump has upended the world order. Democrats and Republicans in Congress are too afraid of Trump and Musk to resist. Will … Continue reading

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