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Israel-Hezbollah is Beyond the Limits of International Law

Everyone is violating international law in various ways, and no one will enforce it

Sep 23 •

Nicholas Grossman

Harris Crushed Trump In The Debate (If Normal Standards Still Apply)

She was more presidential—and more based in reality—but we won't know if that matters until November

Sep 11 •

Nicholas Grossman

August 2024

Homegrown Violence, Globalized Extremism

Rioting in the UK has domestic causes, but was stoked by Elon Musk and the international far right

Aug 14 •

Is the Middle East About to Explode?

Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah's options are limited in response to Israel's assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah commander Fuad…

Aug 1 •

Nicholas Grossman

July 2024

America’s Strange, High-Stakes Election Gets More Unprecedented

It’s not about Biden’s age anymore. Time to focus on the larger stakes.

Jul 22 •

Nicholas Grossman

Kamala Harris Could Beat Donald Trump

Comparing Harris's likely chances to Biden's and other Democrats' show she'd be competitive, which means fear of nominating her shouldn't be part of the…

Jul 7 •

Nicholas Grossman

The Roberts Court Boosts Trump’s Attack on Constitutional Democracy

The overreaching, absurd, un-American decision granting ex-presidents a large degree of immunity is an exercise in power, not law

Jul 2 •

Nicholas Grossman

June 2024

The Virtue of the Losers’ Table

Notes on democracy and political minority from a southern liberal

Jun 24 •

Election 2024 Will Be Intense—Take A Break This Summer If You Can

And other thoughts from a news junkie who temporarily logged off

Jun 20 •

Nicholas Grossman

May 2024

The Institutions of American Democracy are Hanging by a Thread

Trump has brought the United States further down the path of democratic backsliding than many realize. The election is the only barrier left.

May 23 •

Nicholas Grossman

Demographic Decline Can't be Addressed by Bigotry

Birth rates are low in many economically developed countries, but right-wing nationalists aren't offering solutions

May 23 •

April 2024

America Has So Much More to Lose

"Civil War" is political without being overtly partisan, which speaks to today’s politics more than many realize

Apr 21 •

Nicholas Grossman

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