Preventive Care

What's the point of "never forget" if we don't use the knowledge we're supposed to remember? 

Papa Bear

He has a very particular set of skills. Skills he has acquired over a very long career. They include trying to bomb Iran and...well...actually, that's about it.

Power Grab

He might lose this round, but I'm sure he can afford to play again. Or he'll just get frustrated and smash through the glass.

Normal Day

The 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square protests comes at the perfect time to demonstrate the danger of authoritarianism, the importance of human rights, the vital role of a free press, the need to remember even the darkest chapters of history, and lots of other nice-sounding lessons nobody will ever learn.

Why We Fight

The rally 'round the flag effect can be dangerously tempting. One of Trump's only redeeming qualities on the campaign trail was his reluctance to go to war, but I'm not so sure it'll outweigh his pathological need for praise.