The Pentagon’s New Mission: Buy More Weapons To Buy More Time

Just before Thanksgiving, Admiral Samuel Paparo unveiled a massive turkey: America’s defense posture in Asia. Paparo became the head of America’s Indo-Pacific Command in May after commanding the Pacific Fleet for three years, and he came to Washington to deliver some bad news. The United States is not keeping pace with the threats facing his

The Penguin as Populist, Not Plutocrat

“You know, not even a mile from here, there’s a bunch of big-time, City Hall f—s sittin’ in some fancy private club,” Oswald “the Penguin” Cobb tells a rogues’ gallery of Gotham City crime bosses in HBO’s eponymous series. “They’re drinkin’ orange wine. They’re makin’ crooked deals to benefit them. … Why the hell not

She’s Chief Resident of Yale’s Child Psychiatry Program. She Also Says Her Husband Can’t Have White Friends ‘Unless They Meet Me First.’

Ahead of the holiday season, Amanda Calhoun appeared on MSNBC’s The ReidOut to deliver a message to its liberal viewers: It’s okay to cut off your conservative relatives. “So, if you are going into a situation where you have family members, where you have close friends who you know have voted in ways that are

‘Un-American’: Trump Cabinet Picks Face Violent Threats, Including One ‘Sent In With a Pro-Palestinian Themed Message’

Multiple people tapped to serve in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration are facing threats on their and their families’ lives, the Trump transition team announced Wednesday, with Lee Zeldin, Trump’s pick for EPA administrator, saying the threat against his family came with a “pro-Palestinian themed message.” “Last night and this morning, several of President Trump’s Cabinet

Jen O’Malley Dillon Gaslights America

For Harris’s campaign chair, pointing out the VP’s interview avoidance is ‘completely bulls—t’ (Screenshot / YouTube) Vice President Kamala Harris took five weeks to do a (joint) interview following her ascension to the top of the ticket in July—and another four weeks to sit for her first solo interview with a national network. That didn’t

China Releases 3 Americans in Prisoner Exchange With Washington

China released three Americans on Wednesday in a prisoner swap between Washington and Beijing, Politico reported. “We are pleased to announce the release of Mark Swidan, Kai Li, and John Leung from detention in the People’s Republic of China,” a National Security Council spokesman told Axios in a statement. The release of Swidan, Li, and

Anti-Israel Groups Plan Coordinated Protests in ‘Global Escalation’ Over Thanksgiving Holiday

‘Disrupt any and all entities that allow or enable genocide,’ newly formed coalition says Pro-Palestinian protest in Los Angeles (Mario Tama/Getty Images) A coalition of radical anti-Israel groups is planning a “global escalation” in dozens of cities across the United States throughout the Thanksgiving holiday season. The “Global Escalation” coalition describes itself as “a collective effort from people