The long-overdue downfall of the Assad regime is now at hand.After almost 14 gruesome years of civil war, the diverse Syrian people of all corners of the country have now finally changed the situation on the ground - by themselves. The Kurdish SDF is coordinating with the HTS, liberating Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor... See More »
Good news from the LevantNo, I‘m not talking about a premature and too narrow cease-fire agreement in Lebanon but about the liberation of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo from the clutches of a withering Assad regime that evidently can’t escape perpetual decline.... See More »
Could you name 3 things you hope Trump might plausibly do & 3 things he might plausibly refrain from in office?
Was Trump‘s victory, in part, the product of a growing receptivity to conspiratorial worldviews among Americans?
Could Javier Milei (who‘s been at Mar-a-Lago) be the foreign statesman capable of turning Trump into more of Free Trader?
A list of productive spending cuts Congress could pass in a 2025 budget reconciliation bill- Public sector wages are on average 17% higher than private-sector equivalents while benefits are 47% higher than those of private-sector workers. Converging private and public sector retirement benefits could save upwards of $230 billion over ten... See More »
A changed Republican PartyThe transformation of the Republican Party is staggering. For 35 years, beginning in 1980 coherent and productive neoliberal ideas on fiscal policy and enlightened neoconservative thoughts on foreign policy materially influenced the positions and... See More »
A glimmer of hope?The Republican Senators chose Sen. John Thune to become the next Majority Leader. Considering how the populist coterie around Trump vocally supported Rick Scott, this is a good sign indicating that the majority of Senate Republicans still adheres to... See More »
What the best case scenario for a Trump Presidency could look like.One of President-elect Trump‘s imposing talents has been to be amorphous enough so that various strands of the Republican coalition can find something appealing in his message, platform and policies. If you had to divide the GOP today, as opposed... See More »
Would you rather Nikki Haley and Josh Shapiro were the respective candidates of their parties or Trump and Harris? Poll (16) See Poll Options
Why do you think tens of millions of Americans support a fascist candidate… Poll (24) See Poll Options
Did Bidenomics contribute to the accelerated inflation after 2021? Poll (54) See Poll OptionsPlease use the comment section to specify your answers.
If this pres. election only came down to economic policy differences, who‘s the candidate a neoliberal voter should vote for? Poll (20) See Poll OptionsIn the past, both the Democrats and Republican appealed to supporters of a relatively free market. Now, that both parties moved away from their... See More »
If Trump loses the election, do you think the Republican Party might split up? Poll (37) See Poll Options
Has the Democratic Party moved to the left over the last 30 years & if so, do you see this development in a favorable or unfavorable light? Poll (33) See Poll OptionsComments and arguments are welcome. Healthy debates thrive on input. Debates open a venue to specify where changes on policy positions can be seen or... See More »
