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Trump: Ending Wars is Hard

1 week ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Trump: Ending Wars is Hard · · No comments WSJ (“Trump Promised to End Two Wars Quickly. In Private, He Admits He’s Frustrated.“):When President Trump spoke to a room of top donors at his Florida club last week, he described ending Russia’s war in Ukraine as a growing frustration that keeps him up at night, people in the room said.
Pentagon’s Purge of Trans Servicemembers to Begin

1 week ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Pentagon’s Purge of Trans Servicemembers to Begin · · 3 comments NBC News (“Up to 1,000 transgender troops are being moved out of the military in new Pentagon order“):The Pentagon will immediately begin moving as many as 1,000 openly identifying transgender service members out of the military and give others 30 days to self-identify under a new directive issued Thursday.
Clowns Criticizing the Clown Show

1 week ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Clowns Criticizing the Clown Show · · No comments I was rather amused by the WaPo report, “Curtis Yarvin helped inspire DOGE. Now he scorns it.”Before gutting the federal workforce became Elon Musk’s job, it was Curtis Yarvin’s dream. Yarvin — a Silicon Valley blogger and software developer who argues for replacing American democracy with a dictatorship — spent years outlining an assault on what he calls “the cathedral” of elite power and consensus.
Leo XIV: An American Pope

1 week ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Leo XIV: An American Pope · · No comments NYT:Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday and took the name Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first pope from the United States and defying the conventional wisdom before the conclave that any American would be a long shot to become pontiff.
Joseph Nye, 1937-2025

1 week ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Joseph Nye, 1937-2025 · · No comments Financial Times, “Joseph Nye, who coined the term ‘soft power’, dies aged 88“Joseph Nye, one of the world’s foremost thinkers and practitioners in the field of international relations and coiner of the term “soft power”, has died aged 88.
Kashmir Crisis Escalates

1 week ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Kashmir Crisis Escalates · · 3 comments The Economist (“India strikes Pakistan to avenge a terrorist attack“):SHORTLY AFTER midnight on May 7th, exactly two weeks after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, Indian missiles streaked into Pakistan. India said it had hit “terrorist infrastructure” at nine sites in Pakistani-administered Kashmir and in Punjab. Images on social media showed burning buildings and mangled debris in a field.
Trump to End EnergyStar Program

1 week ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Trump to End EnergyStar Program · · 9 comments WaPo (“Trump administration plans to end Energy Star program for home appliances“):The Environmental Protection Agency plans to end Energy Star, a popular program whose iconic blue labels have certified the energy efficiency of home appliances for more than three decades, according to three people briefed on the matter and documents reviewed by The Washington Post.
Supreme Court Allows Trump Transgender Ban to Proceed

1 week ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

Supreme Court Allows Trump Transgender Ban to Proceed · · 9 comments Adam Liptak, NYT (“Supreme Court Lets Trump Enforce Transgender Troop Ban as Cases Proceed“):The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that the Trump administration may start enforcing a ban on transgender troops serving in the military that had been blocked by lower courts. The ruling was brief, unsigned and gave no reasons, which is typical when the justices act on emergency applications.
The Backlash Has Begun

1 month ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

The Backlash Has Begun · · No comments NPR (“Nationwide ‘Hands Off!’ protests erupt against Trump and Musk“):Demonstrators gathered across the country on Saturday, many animated by differing issues, but united in opposition to the Trump administration with the single message: “Hands off!”Organizers said more than 1,300 “Hands Off!” rallies of varying sizes took place on Saturday.
‘The Economic Version of the Iraq War’

1 month ago | outsidethebeltway.com | James Joyner

‘The Economic Version of the Iraq War’ · · No comments The Economist (“President Trump’s mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc“):If you failed to spot America being “looted, pillaged, raped and plundered by nations near and far” or it being cruelly denied a “turn to prosper”, then congratulations: you have a firmer grip on reality than the president of the United States.