Yevgeny Prigozhin Dies Fiery Death

/

It was curious. Only days after Yevgeny Prigozhin had humiliated Vladimir Putin, capturing the southern military headquarters in the city of Rostov-on-Don and marching an armed column toward Moscow, the mercenary boss was reportedly

More

A Stalled Offensive in Ukraine

/

As Ukraine’s much-hyped but bitterly disappointing summertime counteroffensive stumbles, with paltry territorial gains and little change in the conflict’s larger dynamic, policymakers in Washington and Kyiv must now confront a difficult reality.

More

Trump Cannot Be President Again

It turns out you cannot carry out violent insurrections, and then hope to legally serve in the American government, according to the U.S. Constitution. Indeed, a rational and honest reading of our

More

This is the Future Oppenheimer Feared

I recently watched Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, Oppenheimer, shortly after reading the biography that inspired it, Kai Bird and Martin Sherwin’s definitive American Prometheus. It was a harrowing reminder that humanity remains

More

Donald Trump Wants a Civil War

In spite of all the nuanced reporting about the depths of Donald Trump’s legal woes, and the seriousness and breadth of the federal charges now arrayed against him, there’s another conversation taking

More