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Global Confidence in the Trump Presidency
An interesting poll done by the Pew Research Center takes an international look at confidence in the Trump presidency, comparing it to the level of confidence in ……Read More
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Qatar and Washington Bedfellows in Terrorism?
Let’s open this posting by looking at a three recent tweets from Donald Trump: During my recent trip to the Middle East I stated that there can ……Read More
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The Rapidly Fading Illusion of Internet Privacy in America
With the media focusing on the failure of Donald Trump's signature changes to American health care coverage, immigration and the ongoing McCarthy-like anti-Russia hearings, a ……Read More
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The Secret Provisions of the U.S.-Australia Refugee Deal Better Be Really Good for America
A quick update on the U.S.-Australia refugee resettlement deal I’ve been writing about (see here, here, and here). The latest development came with the news ……Read More
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The United States Oligarchy
The 2016 election was a wakeup call for millions of American voters; all is not particularly well in the political theatre in the world’s sole ……Read More
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This Is How Trump Reacted To That Scorching Comey Testimony
On June 8, President Trump’s Twitter account was uncharacteristically silent. The occasion? Former FBI Director James Comey was testifying before a Senate intel committee about ……Read More