‘Don’t Delude Yourselves’: Why Trump’s Summit in Alaska Cannot End Putin’s War in Ukraine
Four summers ago, when the U.S. and Russia last held a summit of their two presidents, one of the officials in charge of organizing it was Eric Green. As Senior…
Trump’s Past Meetings With Putin Produced Few Concrete Results
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will head to Alaska on Friday for their sixth face-to-face meeting. The previous five happened during Trump’s first term in office.…
Breaking Down the Smoldering Finale of Smoke
Warning: This post has spoilers for the finale of Smoke.Across nine episodes, Smoke traced destruction as it traveled from suburban streets and storefronts into more figurative places—the dark recesses of…
Texas Democrats to Return as California Prepares Counter-Redistricting
“Today is Liberation Day in the State of California,” Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday, as he formally launched an ambitious campaign that would redraw maps in the Democratic state to…
How fanatical Japanese soldier kept fighting for 30 YEARS after VJ Day – by following haunting last order to the letter
FOR Hiroo Onoda, the Second World War did not end in 1945. The fanatical Japanese soldier did not believe his country had surrendered to to Allies – and carried on…