The United Nations is no great moral arbiter of anything, but at least the United States has tried over the years to have that group of nations recognize the truth about bad actors. That wasn’t…

Remember last month, when you didn’t have to think twice about the safety of America’s nuclear arsenal? Or how about last year, when you could file your taxes without wondering if the I.R.S. might share…

Republicans are talking about freedom again. Here is what I have to say about freedom: Freedom comes from knowing that there are people within the federal government who ensure that the products and services we…

On Feb. 18, President Donald Trump upped his game, declaring that Ukraine started the war with Russia.  Fact-checkers have proven that he told thousands of lies during his campaigns and his first term in office,…

The worst thing that has ever happened to U.S. elections was the no-holds barred introduction of campaign contributions granted to corporations and other outside groups by the 2010 U.S. Supreme decision Citizens United v. Federal…

The knives are out for wind energy in America. President Donald Trump has said he wants a future in which “no windmills are being built.” Hours after taking his oath of office, he signed an…

Less than a month into Donald Trump’s second term, a case involving his extreme claims of presidential power has already made it to the Supreme Court. It raises a question of profound importance: Can the…

One challenge in the Trump era is distinguishing when the President is popping off for attention from when his remarks indicate a real change in policy and priorities. President Trump’s rhetorical assault on Ukraine in…

The past week has been the bleakest in Europe since the fall of the Iron Curtain.  Ukraine is being sold out, Russia is being rehabilitated and, under Donald Trump, America can no longer be counted…

What’s in a name? Evidently, quite a lot. As he flew over it on Feb. 9, President Donald Trump, by executive order, renamed the Gulf formerly known as Mexico as the Gulf of America. This,…