Friday Tabs

And this doesn’t even clear them all!

Where Does Europe End?

An idea, not a continent.

Disinformation and Free Speech

How far should the government be able to go?

Russia’s Short-Lived Insurrection

Well, that de-escalated quickly.

Chinese Attack Critical Infrastructure

The US intelligence community and Silicon Valley are warning of a major threat.

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More Classified Ukraine Documents Leaked

The problem has intensified—and spread beyond Ukraine secrets.

Americans Don’t Live as Long as We Should

We’re falling further behind for many reasons.

Making Cheap Booze More Expensive

A study has found significant health benefits.

Getting Paid for Internet Content

Who should pay whom for what?

Rural Hospitals Not Offering Obstetric Care

A growing trend has healthcare professionals and communities concerned.

Most of the World Doesn’t Care About Ukraine

Many in the Global South see the war very differently than we in the West.

Japan’s Shift to Robust Military Ally

A more dangerous world is changing the relationship.

Gun Control Around the Anglosphere

Our English-speaking brethren have much less tolerance for massacres than we do.

Retired Flag Officers Cashing In As Foreign Agents

An unsavory practice that’s mostly legal.

America’s Woeful Defense Industrial Capacity

Eighteen HIMARS and what do you get? Years older and deeper in debt.

The ‘Figure it Out Yourself’ Phase of COVID

With the government throwing its hands up, it’s now up to the citizenry.

A Fascistic and Authoritarian Response

Donald Trump and friends speak to the NRA.

Projecting China’s Future

Can it overcome demographics and decoupling to sustain its current unprecedented growth?

The Beginning of a Response to the Beginning of an Invasion

The first shoe has dropped.

Djokovic Throwing it All Away

The Serbian superstar is sacrificing immortality to avoid vaccination.

10 Years On

Kimberly Webb Joyner, my first wife and the mother of my children, has been gone a decade.

Alabama v. Australia

A casual comparison is pretty striking.

US-France Submarine Contretemps

American cheese will henceforth be known as liberté cheese. And not because of the metric system.

FBI Supplied Encrypted Comms to Criminal Networks

A massive sting operation has been revealed.

DC Statehood and Power Politics

More voice, more votes, more representation.

What’s a Republic?

What meanings might the Founders have had? How should we understand the term?

So Much Winning

Policy failures by the US government have neutered US passports for the foreseeable future.

Pentagon Training IDs Press as ‘Adversaries’

The reporting demonstrates the uncomfortable truth.

Trump’s Irresponsible Foreign Policy

CNN has a lengthy, deeply reported piece on Trump’s phone calls to other heads of state.

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COVID Whataboutism

Should government be taking harsher measures against smoking, car crashes, and the flu?

More on the Lack of a Rally Effect for Trump

Some global comparisons.

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An American Health Service?

A progressive idea that could win conservative support.

USA Most Prepared Country for Pandemics

Despite our poor showing against COVID-19, we have the best infrastructure in place.

Tom Hanks Infected with COVID-19

Is this our Rock Hudson moment?

Afghanistan Has Two Presidents

As if the country needed more turmoil.

While Australia Burns, Its Prime Minister Fiddled Away On Vacation

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison gets a lesson in governing the hard way.

Trump Awarded ‘Lie Of The Year’ For Third Time In Five Years

For the third time since 2015, Donald Trump gets Politifact’s “Lie Of The Year.”

Brexit Could Be The End Of The United Kingdom

Brexit seems like it’s inevitable at this point, and that could set in motion a series of events that would mean the end of the United Kingdom.

Economy Grew At Anemic 1.9% In Third Quarter, Hinting At A Slowdown Ahead

The economy grew an anemic 1.9% in the third quarter according to the first estimate of the state of the economy over the summer.

Country First, Or Trump First? Republicans Face A Choice.

Republicans face a choice. Do they put their country first, or do they put their President first?

Trump Now Asking China To Investigate Joe Biden

Donald Trump is now committing his crimes in public.

Trump Told Russians He Didn’t Care If They Interfered In 2016 Election

Not surprisingly, President Trump told Russian officials early on that he didn’t care if Russia interfered in the 2016 election.

Beto O’Rourke Hands Republicans A Gift On Guns

At last week’s debate, Beto O’Rourke handed Republicans and gun rights advocates a nicely wrapped gift with his claim that he would seize guns from otherwise law-abiding Americans.

Poll Shows Solid Support For Free Trade, Opposition To Trump’s Tariffs

A new poll shows solid support for free trade and opposition to the President’s tariffs, suggesting strongly that Trump is losing the public relations battle on this issue.

Trump’s Trade War Could Force Economy Into Recession, Analysts Warn

Economic analysts are growing increasingly worried that the President’s trade war could push the world economy into recession, and take the American economy along with it.

China Warns Hong Kong Protesters, But It Has Few Realistic Options

Beijing is warning protesters in Hong Kong that it’s restraint in the face of protests is not without limit. However, it has few realistic options when it comes to how far it can go.

RBG Speaks Out Against Court Packing Schemes

Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t very impressed by the proposals made by several liberal politicians lately to increase the size of the Supreme Court to counterbalance the conservative tilt created by the Gorsuch and Kavanaugh confirmations.

Federal Reserve Sees Big (Negative) Impact On Economy From Trump’s Trade War

The latest Federal Reserve report on the economy shows Trump’s trade policies are having an increasingly negative impact.

Trump And Xi Agree To Resume Trade Talks

President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to resume trade talks, but Trump’s ill-advised trade war will continue.