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Fog of War: When Political Rhetoric Meets Strategic Reality Jun 26, 2026

One of the dangers of war is that political rhetoric often collides with strategic reality. President Donald Trump spent years vehemently criticizing former President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal, arguing that it failed to permanently halt Iran's... Read More

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A Tonic for the Times: Barack Obama Jun 26, 2026

What a glorious day in June. The Barack Obama Presidential Center opening in Chicago gave us a complete contradiction of the times we've been living through. Community rather than chaos, lightness versus darkness, and hope instead of fear. I might ad... Read More

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Please Pass the Salt and Pepper of Loss Jun 25, 2026

I swam in the beautiful bay water three times that day. Salt on skin does wonders. Six of us had a sundown dinner on the roof, with a homemade almond cake a la creme and fruit for dessert, a ferry and lighthouse in the distance. Everyone around the t... Read More

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Bernie Sanders Wants Your Great-Grandkids to Pay to Feed Your Kids Jun 25, 2026

My mother — a doctor of medicine who had 11 children — made my brothers and sisters the lunches we carried each day to school in brown paper bags. The standard menu was a sandwich and some kind of fruit — an apple, an orange, a bana... Read More