Donald Trump became the only leader of a Western democracy to congratulate Recip Erdogan when, earlier this month, he won a disputed referendum that would give the Turkish leader authoritarian rule over his country for the foreseeable future.  In doing so, the U.S. president displayed either complete ignorance of the significance of the referendum […]

              Donald Trump has been considered unfit for the office he holds by many, but among his supposed assets has been the belief that he is essentially non-ideological.  Yes, he has sounded very much like a committed populist at times, and like a neo-nationalist at others.  And he has even aligned himself with conservative economic […]

              According to most news reports Donald Trump received high marks from many in Congress and from much of the American electorate when he ordered the bombing of a single airfield in Syria last week.  He was responding to the use by Syria of chemical weapons against civilians in a remote town that killed or […]

              Hype is a dangerous thing.  It is especially dangerous when the hype is asking you to part with hundreds of dollars for a few hours of entertainment.                 And so it was with just a little trepidation that we plunked down a potful of greenbacks to see the production of “Hamilton” while on a […]