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Among his other qualities, the president has a homing instinct for slapping nicknames on his perceived enemies, who include much of the world. Since most Democrats outgrew this habit during middle school, they seem to be at a loss to return the favor. In part ... More »
By Edward Stanton Some have criticized President Trump’s 36-hour breeze through India this week, arguing that the visit was designed to bolster his own image and that of Prime Minister Modi more than improve ties between the world’s largest and oldest demo... More »
Visiting California recently, President Trump recalled a conversation with his Finnish counterpart, who told him that in his country they spend “a lot of time raking and cleaning and doing things” in order to prevent wildfires. But President Sauli Niinis... More »
Two things struck many viewers about Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s testimony in the Senate hearings last week: his frequent references to beer and his intermittent tears, sometimes overlapping in the same moments. His performance exemplified the colloquial Ameri... More »
Edward Stanton 14 November 2017 I’m not in the White House Situation Room right now because I’m representing the Free World in Asia, but I want to tell you the situation anyway. I’ll make this brief because I like short documents. I like them even more i... More »
President Trump’s Cabinet, in order of succession to the Presidency, as of January 20, 2017 Vice-President: Donald Trump (Mike Pence was told “You’re fired!” on November 9, 2016) Secretary of State: Sarah Palin (she can almost see Russia from her h... More »
By Edward Stanton 19 September 2016 It’s been almost sixty years since William J. Lederer and Eugene Burdick’s The Ugly American rose to the top of bestseller lists, ran through twenty printings and stunned both the reading public and the foreign policy co... More »