"The belief that we are deserving of special treatment makes it difficult to form equal partnerships, especially with people who were raised to think...
When Congress forced the sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations, the promise was simple: an American-run app, free of foreign manipulation. In January, an American-led joint venture took control of TikTok’s U.S. recommendation algorithm and its content moderation. Even though the ownership changed, its algorithmic gamesmanship didn’t. Given the upcoming election, this has grave implications. Just […]
Last week, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin reached an agreement for Russia to supply a few million tons of diesel fuel to the United States and global markets to help lower soaring fuel prices. The agreement involves an immediate supply of over 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by an additional 3 to […]
President Donald Trump has unapologetically decimated the career Foreign Service in favor of handpicked political appointments and envoys. Many of these individuals are long-term friends and business partners. This is not necessarily bad. Some State Department careerists protest too much when they clutch pearls and speak about how their service was always above politics, while […]
Rising gas and diesel prices are a major reason Republicans risk losing the House and possibly the Senate in November, but President Donald Trump’s energy deal with Russia will not fix that. It is too tiny and comes too late to change anyone’s mind about the economy. Worse, it provides much-needed economic relief to a […]