This WWII Military Strategy Perfectly Explains What Trump Is Doing to the Media This WWII Military Strategy Perfectly Explains What Trump Is Doing to the Media
He’s making it difficult to pick out the signal from the noise.
Feb 9, 2017 / Editorial / D.D. Guttenplan
Ukraine Revisited Ukraine Revisited
From the beginning of the crisis more than three years ago, false (or half-true) narratives have dominated US media accounts and policymaking.
Feb 8, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Words in the Age of Trump Words in the Age of Trump
Along with a new president, Americans are confronted with coming to grips with a new vocabulary.
Feb 3, 2017 / Leslie Savan
Donald Trump’s Power Is Scary, Not His Mental Health Donald Trump’s Power Is Scary, Not His Mental Health
Psychiatrists are speaking out to warn of the dangers of Trump’s instability, but politicizing mental health is a mistake.
Feb 3, 2017 / Miriam Markowitz
The Friends and Foes of Détente The Friends and Foes of Détente
The January 28 phone conversation between Presidents Trump and Putin signified their quest for a new détente, and its enemies quickly struck back.
Feb 1, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
The Xenophobic Lie Behind Trump’s Ban on Syrian Refugees The Xenophobic Lie Behind Trump’s Ban on Syrian Refugees
Trump isn’t alone in promoting the idea that desperate civilians fleeing the carnage pose a security threat.
Jan 31, 2017 / Joshua Holland
‘The Economist’ Just Downgraded the US From a ‘Full Democracy’ to a ‘Flawed Democracy’ ‘The Economist’ Just Downgraded the US From a ‘Full Democracy’ to a ‘Flawed Democracy’
And the problem is a lot bigger than Donald Trump.
Jan 26, 2017 / John Nichols
Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security Incessant Kremlin-Baiting of President Trump Is a Threat to US National Security
Allegations that the president is a “puppet of Putin” could prevent him from making decisions in America’s best interests.
Jan 25, 2017 / Audio / Stephen F. Cohen
Donald Trump Intentionally Lies to Us Donald Trump Intentionally Lies to Us
He has no mandate. That fact has so unhinged Trump that he is shaming himself and his office by promulgating obvious lies.
Jan 24, 2017 / John Nichols
America’s Descent Into Madness America’s Descent Into Madness
“Aaaauuugggh!”
Jan 24, 2017 / Tom Tomorrow