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Imperial Capital but America-First Nation Oct. 25, 2019
"Let someone else fight over this long blood-stained sand," said President Donald Trump in an impass... Read More
The Danger in Trump's Syria Policy Oct. 20, 2019
I think it was last Thanksgiving that a bright young family member told me about his fear that Presi... Read More
Is Putin the New King of the Middle East? Oct. 18, 2019
"Russia Assumes Mantle of Supreme Power Broker in the Middle East," proclaimed Britain's Telegraph. ... Read More
Why Does Donald Trump Keep Empowering America's Biggest Enemies? Oct. 17, 2019
Until President Donald Trump's rash decision last week to withdraw hundreds of U.S. troops from thei... Read More
It's Time to Leave! Oct. 17, 2019
The president's call to begin the withdrawal of American troops from Syria and "green light" the Tur... Read More
Is the Interventionists' Era Over for Good? Oct. 15, 2019
President Donald Trump could have been more deft and diplomatic in how he engineered that immediate ... Read More
Hey, Congress: Take Back Your War Powers Oct. 11, 2019
If you want to stop Donald Trump from making unilateral decisions regarding war and peace, then stop... Read More
The Presidency and War Power Oct. 10, 2019
Readers of this column are familiar with the concept of the separation of powers, which James Madiso... Read More
Is Trump At Last Ending Our 'Endless Wars'? Oct. 08, 2019
The backstage struggle between the Bush interventionists and the America-firsters who first backed D... Read More
Is US Being Sucked Into Syria's War? Feb. 13, 2018
Candidate Donald Trump may have promised to extricate us from Middle East wars, once ISIS and al-Qai... Read More
Too Many Wars. Too Many Enemies. Jan. 30, 2018
If Turkey is not bluffing, U.S. troops in Manbij, Syria, could be under fire by week's end, and NATO... Read More
Tribalism Marches On! Sep. 12, 2017
Recently, a columnist-friend, Matt Kenney, sent me a 25-year-old newspaper with his chiding that my ... Read More
What Harvey Wrought Sep. 01, 2017
Like 9/11, Hurricane Harvey brought us together. In awe at the destruction 50 inches of rain did to ... Read More
