The world’s leaders are done with Trump’s games. America has become refusable

'Dumbest person in the world': Trump’s 'intellectual limitations' driving reckless policy

During George W. Bush's presidency, some paleoconservative and America First critics of the Iraq War blamed "overeducated intellectuals" and "pseudo-intellectuals" for the many problems that post-Saddam Hussein Iraq was having. Bush, as they saw it, pursued a disastrous foreign policy because he listened to neocons who had a lot of education but not a lot of common sense.But The New Republic's Jason Linkins has a much different type of war-relat…

The world’s leaders are done with Trump’s games. America has become refusable

Whatever else America is meant to be capable of, we expect it to be able to smash things. And yet, barely a fortnight into Trump’s war on Iran, he’s already reduced to asking for help … from China.

Trump's reckless lies harm America's credibility, reputation

First published in the Brunswick Beacon , 03.19.26 On Feb. 28, hours after Trump took America to war, an Iranian girls’ elementary school was bombed, killing 168 young girls and 14 teachers. On March 7, offering no proof, Trump said, “That was done by Iran. They’re very inaccurate, as you know, with their munitions.” Two days later, a reporter asked Trump about video footage showing that an American-made Tomahawk missile destroyed the school. Tr…