I think President Biden is demonstrating real leadership in the way he has responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the shocking violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip. In his remarks to the nation last evening, he quite correctly argued that Russia and Iran (acting through proxies) are determined to disrupt and destroy […]…
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My book event on Sunday has been cancelled!
Due to “unforeseen circumstances.” I know what that means…War…
I will be one of three authors speaking this Sunday in Westchester
An Afternoon of Non-Fiction with Jennifer Lang, William J. Holstein, and Emil Draitser October 15 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Hudson Valley Writers Center Philipse Manor Station Sleepy Hollow, NY Phone–914.332.5953 Tickets—Contributions optional…
Do the world’s autocrats sense weakness in the United States?
As my friend Georgi Derlugian argues in this excellent op ed in today’s electronic version of the New York Times, Turkish Premier Erdogan decided to help his Azeri allies seize the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagarno-Karabakh in September, which had the net effect of expanding Turkey’s realm of influence. “It’s a harbinger of the coming world […]…
Set Israel aside for a moment. This is the most important article in today’s New York Times
America’s No. 1 long-term challenge is China and right now we continue to supply the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) with semiconductors, many of them quite advanced, as this article explains. The Biden Administration is trying to impose limits on those sales for reasons of national security. But three largest U.S. chipmakers–Invidia, Intel and Qualcomm–have launched […]…
