Trump's Amoral Saudi Statement Is a Pure Expression of Decades-Old "U.S. Values" and Foreign Policy Orthodoxies
U.S. elites who have armed and funded the world's worst monsters pretend to be offended by Trump's support for the Saudis.
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George H.W. Bush: The Inconvenient Truth
Hagiography is not journalism and rewriting history is unacceptable. Mehdi Hasan and Glenn Greenwald unpack the darker side of George H.W. Bush’s legacy.
There Is a Taboo Against Criticizing AIPAC — and Ilhan Omar Just Destroyed It
Rep. Ilhan Omar may not have used the right words, but even the leadership of AIPAC has boasted about the Israel lobby’s outsized power in Washington, D.C.
Rep. Ro Khanna on Afghanistan: “Trump's Instincts to Withdraw Are Correct, but the Tactical Implementation Matters”
Along with a War Powers Resolution aimed at ending U.S. funding for the Yemen civil war, House progressives plan to float a bill withdrawing troops from Afghanistan next year.
Don't Call Nikki Haley a Moderate. She's an Extremist on Israel, Iran, and Human Rights.
Trump's outgoing U.N. ambassador is getting applause from the media for being so moderate. But Haley has been a champion for right-wing causes.
Major Liberal Groups Sat on Sidelines as Senate Passed Historic Resolution on Yemen War
In the wake of the successful vote, the politics of war and peace in Washington are being reoriented.
American Horrors: Regime Change in Iraq to the Rise of ISIS
For a deep dive on the rise of ISIS, scholar Amanda Rogers and reporter Mike Giglio are this week’s guests.
The 10 Most Appalling Articles in the Weekly Standard’s Short and Dreadful Life
From its coverage of Iraq and gay marriage to Syria and climate change, here are plenty of reasons for everyone to dance on the Weekly Standard's grave.
Elliott Abrams, Trump's Pick to Bring “Democracy” to Venezuela, Has Spent His Life Crushing Democracy
The choice of Abrams sends a clear message: The Trump administration intends to brutalize Venezuela, while proclaiming our love for human rights.
Trump's Pick for Attorney General Pushed for Military Strikes on Drug Traffickers, Questioned Asylum Law
William Barr felt like George H.W. Bush never got tough enough: “We never tightened the noose.”