Monthly Archives: February 2017

Trump Delivers “A Deportation Force on Steroids”

Posted on February 22, 2017 by

by James M. Wall In response to a question about Antisemitism, President Trump summarized his answer with one of his typical non sequitur closings: “you’re going to see a whole lotta love.” What we are getting from Trump is not even remotely … Continue reading →

Posted in Donald Trump, Obama, Politics and Elections | 1 Comment

Trump to Bibi and Abbas: “I’m With You Fellers”

Posted on February 16, 2017 by

by James M. Wall On Wednesday, President Donald Trump approached the waning days of his first month in office with what he hoped would be a significant foreign policy event, his first White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. … Continue reading →

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“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in us”

Posted on February 8, 2017 by

by James M. Wall The Merriam-Webster dictionary has just announced that more than one thousand new words have been added to its latest edition. One of those new words–snollygoster–arrives just in time to apply to Republican members of Congress, who shut down Senator Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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White House Islamophobia Dictates Trump Policy

Posted on February 2, 2017 by

we’ve never witnessed a political aide move as brazenly to consolidate power as Stephen Bannon — nor have we seen one do quite so much damage so quickly to his putative boss’s popular standing or pretenses of competence. Continue reading →

Posted in Donald Trump, Middle East, Middle East Politics, Stephen Brannon | 2 Comments