Illuminating piece on HR McMaster in the latest New Yorker, in which you can learn not only why he might choose to go by HR rather than his given name but which also suggests President Donald Trump’s proclivity for staffing the higher reaches of his administration with military men. Maybe it is not just because … More Trump’s action men
I have written a bit about Donald Trump’s dog whistle in recent days. It seems that his desire to find moral equivalence between both sides in Charlottesville is not necessarily proof that he is some kind of racist or neo-Nazi. Of course it puts him on the wrong side, but it seems to me it … More On dog whistles
Is John Kelly the man to rein in Donald Trump? This is the question now that Mr Trump has brought in the retired four-star Marine Corps general to run his White House. If anyone is going to establish a proper chain of command it is Mr Kelly, runs the argument. He is about the same … More Just don’t call it a wall…
