MARCH 11. 2026
The rational calculus, for the moment, is that death to America can wait.
The Trump administration’s immigration enforcers are requesting unfettered access to the government’s “most powerful people-finder system, ” which contains sensitive information on children and victims of domestic violence.
Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.
From Venezuela to Gaza, the selective application of international law by powerful states and their critics alike is draining the post-1945 order of its last reserves of legitimacy.
MARCH 10. 2026
Exaggerate the threat and underestimate the consequences.
An emergency military spending request to continue the Iran strikes may soon be sent to U. S lawmakers.
The Pentagon dismantled its civilian protection mission as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made “lethality” a top priority and the Trump administration reorganized national security around two principles: more aggression, less accountability.
Trump has warned that doing so will only escalate the U. S. military’s war effort.
Around 250 State Department employees could assist with efforts.
Diplomatic messaging suggests Beijing’s potential for mediation in the war.
Beijing is as concerned about Gulf partners as Tehran.
After threatening war for decades, the Israeli leader saw his window of opportunity closing.
Fuel economy rules have reduced U. S. dependence on oil. Trump ripped them up — and then sent gas prices through the roof.
Donald Trump may need Xi Jinping’s help to stop conflict from spreading.
Elected officials are desperate to characterize the U. S. war with Iran as anything but. Don’t let them.
Irregular migration needs a compassionate and careful approach.
Partway through his second inaugural address on January 20, Donald Trump started listing the executive orders he planned to sign that day. Among others,
The Shield of the Americas summit marked a turning point in Western Hemisphere diplomacy.
A property developer who sought to remake skylines in his image is now doing the same to the global order.
A conversation about isolation, survival, and the animal self