MORE BOUNCING BALLS

The Trump administration certainly knows how to keep us on edge. They are trying to manage a large number of bouncing balls. Is Trump a master juggler? Time will tell. The Venezuelan situation remains unresolved. The dictator is gone, but his coercive infrastructure remains. Can we put sufficient pressure on the remnants of the Maduro […]

BALANCING THE BOUNCING BALLS

The Trump administration is attempting to deal with a number of bouncing balls in both the domestic and international arenas  All of these situations are difficult to manage, and there is no guarantee of success. Two of the international issues relate to Venezuela and Iran.  In Venezuela we managed to get rid of Maduro, but […]

Missiles, Drones, Death and Chaos

Three stories dominate today’s news. One is the conflict between Israel and Iran. Second is the planned “No Kings” demonstations in various American cities and the probably unrelated murderous attacks against two Minnesota state legislators. Third is the scheduled Washington parade to celebrate our army’s 250th anniversary. Israel hit Iran with a targeted and apparently […]