Originally appeared on The American Conservative.The ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Rex Tillerson makes for depressing reading:Margaret Brennan: What is the carrot that you’re dangling for North Korea to convince them to talk?Rex Tillerson: We’re...
Daniel Larison: Maximalist Demands Won’t Change North Korean Behavior
Originally appeared on The American Conservative.Mike Pence confirmed again that the administration’s idea of “talking” to North Korea doesn’t mean anything:Vice President Mike Pence told Axios’ Mike Allen on Wednesday President Trump...
Michigan And The War
Related to James Bovard's question about the war and the Michigan primary, here are some indications of how the war may be affecting the primary. According to Strategic Vision, 39% of Republicans support withdrawal for American forces from Iraq in the next six...
Our Man In Tbilisi
It has been so obvious this week that it seemed a bit like piling on to observe that Saakashvili's declaration of a state of emergency (like a certain other allied dictatorial ruler we know) and violent repression of civilian protesters are just the latest expression...
The Freedom Agenda Strikes Again
Of course, Saakashvili's "Rose Revolution" never was a democratic movement. That much is obvious. So it would be deeply mistaken to describe the continued U.S. backing of Saakashvili as a contradiction or betrayal of the "freedom agenda"--the "freedom agenda"...
Sisyphean Efforts
According to Iraq's Ministry of the Interior, violence in Iraq as a whole since the end of June has declined 70%. (One might point out that the media that allegedly never report "the good news from Iraq" have been...reporting some good news when there has been...
