As the Trump Administration proposes uncomfortable compromises to end the Ukraine War, Americans are asked: what kind of country do we wish to be? On November 18, the news website Axios leaked news that certainly shocked the world. The Trump Administration had been negotiating a final, binding peace agreement to end the nearly four-year-long war that has not only devastated Ukraine but also damaged Russia’s critical oil infrastructure and remilitarized the now deeply hostile relationship ...

Beyond the football and the stuffing, a little background to this national holiday Two years ago, I published one of my first ever essays  explaining all the reasons why, despite our many domestic problems , Americans’ exceptionally privileged geography is our greatest blessing and why we should all be thankful.  Since then, I have reflected on that essay several times in my head and realized, as my writing skills have matured, that this essay is cold comfort to my friends and any other...

China shows its true colors, and Ukraine shoots itself in the foot The Mask Slips off As someone who has suffered through degrading episodes of gaslighting and contempt, there is no one on earth whom I hate more than a bully. And in international affairs, the ultimate bully is the People’s Republic of China. With territorial disputes and aggressive misconduct , China has found a way to alienate the very neighbors it supposedly seeks to befriend and earn its permanent place on this author’s...