The “Big Beautiful Bill”: A reverse Robin Hood?The House passed the omnibus reconciliation bill. And it cannot be understated how monumental the bill is in terms of its size and its fiscal, economic and distributional implications. Democrats will naturally try to go on the offensive and... See More »
Lessons for the Democratic Party.There's a dangerous illusion growing in the minds of many self-identified progressives within the Democratic Party. They feel like they’re the genuine base of the party, they’re the grassroots, the activists, the most educated, informed and moral vot... See More »
Who would‘ve thought?“US explores Latin American troop deployment to Haiti to fight gangs” (Financial Times, 14.05.2025) https://www.ft.com/content/d34b1310-56b0-4f74-8d61-05ed525b39e1 (1)
MAGA LeftismI won‘t bore you with the political horseshoe theory, which is already well-known, and get straight to the point. The commitment to economic freedom in the GOP is dying, and it is dying rapidly. Now this will be denied by people on the left who... See More »
Fascism - a meaningful term?Language is a funny thing. Say a word over and over again and at some point it’s going to sound strange and devoid of any meaning - it mutates into dissonant noise. By weaponizing words for political purposes the same can happen to terms like... See More »
Schrödinger‘s Medicaid reformIs it dead? Is it alive? No one knows until Republicans pass their planned reconciliation bill - or in Trump‘s own words the “big beautiful bill“. Let me share my thoughts with you on the potential for Medicaid reform, leaving aside how probable... See More »
Project 2025 is coming for America‘s national defenseTrump‘s in an awkward position. As Robert Kagan aptly put it „he‘s an isolationist but likes the superpower status“. So here we are, two conflicting motivations. Add to that the old libertarian and fiscally hawkish as well as the the new... See More »
A military operation to dismantle the Iranian nuclear program.While this administration still plays into Tehran‘s hands by extending yet another unmerited olive branch and by purportedly restraining Israel‘s sharp strategic instincts on the matter at hand, it is fair to assume that if these final negotiations... See More »
On freedom of speech and a free press during the Second Trump administration(Quote) https://www.thebulwark.com/p/how-far-will-trump-go-in-attacking-press-bezos-washington-post-cbs-60-minutes-paramount-fcc-first-amendment
On Civilizational DestinyColonel: I realize whatever was there, and I gather it wasn’t much, it’s all gone down in ash again. (Referring to a settlement that was attacked) But the Apache haven’t put a scratch on this, have they? (Pointing to the leaflet with the... See More »
A short history of the radicalization of American politics in the 21st centuryThe best way to approach the issue is by trying to identify the moment when the growing divergence began to occur. The high point of bipartisan centrism and consensus were the late 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s. Reagan had just introduced a new... See More »
Time for Hollywood to turn against Moscow, for good.For too long, mainstream movies and series have shied away from taking a clear stand on the issue of an aggressive, dangerous and evil Russia. In the past, Hollywood produced many movies that cinematically captured the geopolitical moment of their... See More »
The Connection between Anti-liberalism, Immigration and TrumpThere are many people in Europe and North America who seem to think that one can be restrictive on immigration and not be axiomatically anti-liberal as a consequence. Or that believing in the existence of universal, unalienable rights and liberties... See More »
Resignation or relief? The proper way to assess the cease-fire agreement.Israel is a democracy and its government has made a decision that might very well be wrong but it‘s an understandable decision, nonetheless. I had high hopes for Israel‘s invasion of Gaza. I thought, the pronouncements calling for the destruction,... See More »
A list of movies for cinephiles with neoconservative leanings- Mississippi Burning -> Willem Dafoe’s and Gene Hackman‘s actions as Federal agents represent a federal intervention to push back against endemic civil rights violations in the South, aided and abetted by the local authorities - Charlie Wilson‘s... See More »
Trump‘s victory and the role of class.While I personally detest the term “class” on account of its Marxist connotations I‘m, nevertheless, going to use it as a technical term in this post. If people with a lower income are supposed to be voting for the party or candidate that offers... See More »
The Houthi‘s future is now in doubt.Back in the early months of 2024, I was hoping that the incessant missile, rocket and drone barrages coupled with the open acts of piracy would encourage the Biden administration to take more drastic steps to seriously disrupt and degrade Ansar... See More »
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 »
