Peace and Security
Take It From Me: Addiction Doesn’t Start at the Border
For decades the U.S. has tried to stop drug traffic and made the problem worse. We should treat the root causes of addiction instead.
There’s an Emergency (at Mar-a-Lago)
Undocumented workers everywhere. And they’re… working!
Immigrants Aren’t the Emergency
Communities like mine, in small-town Michigan, are told to blame immigrants when unchecked capitalism hurts us. We don’t buy it.
Bombs Away
Thanks to Trump blowing up the INF treaty, bomb makers are free at last.
People Who Care About Democracy Don’t Plot Coups Abroad
Do we think people who armed death squads and started wars really want to “bring democracy” to Venezuela?
The Transgender Ban Is About Bigotry and Distraction
Trump’s attacking service members to provoke the left, throw red meat to his base, and distract the rest from things like the shutdown.
The Law of Unintended Consequences
Thanks to the shutdown, maybe border guards have a little more in common with the refugees they’re charged with turning away.
Extraplanetary Extravagance
Maintaining our bloated machine on earth costs over $700 billion a year. Trump wants to blast those costs into space.
Not One Network Should Have Aired Trump’s Immigration Speech
The president is going to demonize the media no matter what they do. So why not do the right thing?
Melting Pot
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.