Saudi Arabia Building Ballistic Missiles with Chinese Help

Our ostensibly ally is working with our chief adversary against our interests.

Omicron and the Vaccines

Modern and Pfizer are your best bets, but most of the world has had other vaccines.

Vaccine Mandates Aren’t Cost-Free

Kids are getting caught in the crossfire of the fight over COVID shots.

Omicron Cometh

Yet another COVID-19 strain has emerged.

Is Autocracy Really Winning?

A depressing magazine piece argues it is.

FDA Approves Pfizer for Kids 5-11

Good news with mixed messaging.

Biden’s Polls and Magical Thinking

The President’s approval has plummeted, largely because of factors outside his control.

The Supply Chain is Still Broken

Why products are still hard to find and prices are so high.

US-France Submarine Contretemps

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

Milley and Woodward Revisited

A follow-up to yesterday’s analysis.

Milley’s Soft Coup

While well-intentioned, the Chairman’s actions were illegal and dangerous.

Who Lost Afghanistan?

The postmortems are well underway.

China’s Olympic Machine

A massive investment falls just short. This time.

UN Issues Dire Climate Report

It’s not too late but it’s too late.

Nicholas Kristof Is Exploring a Run for Oregon Governor

The two-time Pulitzer winner is considering a career change.

The New Red Scare

Fear of Chinese spies led to a bizarre and illegal operation within the Commerce Department.

Donald Rumsfeld, 1932-2021

He was both the youngest and oldest man to run the Pentagon.

G-7 Approves Corporate Tax Floor

A major first step to solving a longstanding global issue.

Ryan Says GOP Must Move Past Trump

“If the conservative cause depends on the populist appeal of one personality, or on second-rate imitations, then we’re not going anywhere.”

Wuhan Lab Leak Moves from Hoax to Theory

The fact-checkers blew this one and blew it big.

Republicans and the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act

A third of the party’s Members of Congress voted against a popular bill.

Classifying Countries by Income

What constitutes a “low income” or “high income” country?

Ralph Puckett Gets Medal of Honor 70 Years Too Late

The 94-year-old legend is finally getting his due.

Social Distancing is (Almost) Useless

Another early COVID myth has been shattered.

Masking Outdoors

Science, politics, and social norms intersect in some really strange ways.

Nick Burns to Be China Ambassador

An exceptional choice that breaks the recent tradition of politicos in the post.

Leaving Afghanistan After Only 20 Years

Four administrations and two decades later, it’s about to be over.

What is Infrastructure, Anyway?

We can all agree that it’s important but not what it is.

Jay Leno Apologizes for Asian Jokes

His stale jokes about eating dog have drawn fire for years.

President Joe Biden participates in a virtual call with the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission team members Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. President Joe Biden participates in a virtual call with the NASA Mars 2020 Perseverance Mission team members Thursday, March 4, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House.

Biden’s $3 Trillion Infrastructure Bill

We’re about to spend a whole lot more money.

Atlanta Shooting Not a Hate Crime?

The U.S. Senators and a U.S. Representative beg to differ.

A Key Legacy of the Trump Administration

Empowering authoritarians.

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a virtual bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz) President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris participate in a virtual bilateral meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Liberals Upset Biden Foreign Policy is Biden’s

Those expecting Bernie Sanders’ agenda are sorely disappointed.

The Pandemic Economy

The job losses and hit to the service sector is well documented. But trade has radically shifted, too.

George Shultz, 1920-2021

The longtime public servant has died, aged 100.

Better Masks? More Masks?

It’s time to up our protection game.

Kemp Feels the Wrath of Trumpism

The Georgia governor and his family are under attack because he did his job.

The SolarWinds Attack

Our enemies are getting more brazen and sophisticated in their cyber warfare.

Biden to Name Blinken for State and Sullivan for NSC

The 46th President’s foreign policy team is taking shape.

More Kook Than Coup

A shameful farce continues to unfold.

Al Qaeda Deputy Killed in Iran

The man behind the 1998 embassy attacks is dead.

UPS ate my Propaganda

The ongoing pathetic attempt to create a scandal around Hunter Biden.

Peek Hack

Up is down. Down is up.

A Weird Re-election Pitch

Usually candidates don’t talk about how bad things are across the country while appealing to be re-elected.

Line of the Week

Trump’s leadership style encapsulated.

Final 2020 Debate Less Awful Than Worst Debate Ever

Less Trumpy Trump still Trump.

Making it Harder to Vote

Lots of places in the US don’t make it easy.

NY Post Agitprop

Rudy Giuliani and a hack tabloid are trying to revive the Burisma story.

What’s a Republic?

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

The Dark Side of “It’s a Republic, not a Democracy”

I couldn’t help myself.