Charles Lipson is the Peter B. Ritzma Professor of Political Science Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he founded the programme on International Politics, Economics, and Security.
When the earthquake is big, the porcelain rattles far and wide. And that’s exactly what’s happening now… in Cuba, Colombia, Mexico and even Greenland. The plates are rattling after the Trump Administration’s swift, successful mission to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who was allegedly a major figure in the country’s
He needs to show he is still in charge going into the midterms after recent setbacks
If you think America doesn’t permit assisted suicide, you haven’t been watching the New York mayoral election. The city is deliberately killing itself. The country’s largest city, its financial and media capital, had a choice among three truly dreadful candidates: a deeply-tarnished former governor, a Republican who runs in every election except Homecoming Queen and
No one expects Gaza to establish a stable, comprehensive peace with Israel
October 7, two years on…
Democrats’ milquetoast calls for ‘public calm’ and ‘civil discourse’ ring hollow
But let the public – not the FCC – decide what to watch
The governor deserves our gratitude and praise
Politicians shouldn’t be allowed to turn the birthplace of liberty into its charnel house
Europe’s leaders avoided any hint of disappointment or cleavages within the alliance
Every major American city is plagued with violent crime, and every one is governed by Democrats
Money and choices for students, not for Washington bureaucrats
The city was always corrupt. Now it is broken
Unanswered questions are eroding trust in American democracy
A leaderless party, unified only by hatred of Trump, splutters and fulminates
The reasons Trump delayed his decision about bombing
Progressives favor those issues, and Trump has used them to trap the party
Tehran is trying to run out the clock
Local judges and officials aren’t the only obstacle to Trump’s immigration enforcement
What’s different is that the Trump administration is finally taking a strong stand
