Jaime Fuller

In the film Manhattan, a character at a cocktail party mentions a “devastating satirical piece on the op-ed page of the Times.” To which Woody Allen responds, “Whoa, whoa. A satirical piece in the Times is one thing, but bricks and baseball bats really gets right to the point of it.” In the international battle […]

In the immortal words of Shep Smith, “politics is weird. And creepy.” And the past two weeks in American foreign policy have been especially bonkers for the way our plan forward in Syria has taken a chutes and ladders path to where it is now. Last night, Obama gave a speech answering many of the […]

With the war on terror over, at least on paper if not in practice, and Hizzoner Bloomberg’s never-ending reign over City Hall coasting to a close, we seem to be finally asking ourselves, do we want to live in a post-9/11 world anymore? In the New York City mayoral race-which reaches its climax with today’s […]

The circus is done, and New York voters are set to choose their nominees for the New York City mayoral election. Anthony Weiner thinks his chances of winning are good. The polls tend to disagree. Emphatically. Whatever, guys. He’s got this. De Blasio is miles ahead of the competition at this point, winning the support […]

It’s been quite a week for talking about Syria, which means that politicians and pundits have taken advantage, as they always do, of the ample opportunity to say the wrong thing. Senator John McCain gets a special award for saying so many conflicting and confusing things about his position on the airstrikes and the resolution […]

The G20 Summit-an annual meeting of world leaders focusing mainly on economics-kicked off today in St. Petersburg. The member countries combined produce nearly 90 percent of the world’s GDP, and house two-thirds of the world’s population. Here’s what’s on the agenda. But don’t expect much of these topics to get much press or play. Thanks […]

Political debate in Washington this week has been dominated by discussions about what the contours of the U.S.’s involvement in Syria will be. There have been debates about the long-term effects of our decisions and there have been debates about how a potential strike could affect the balance of world power in the short term. […]

Obama has announced his desire to launch airstrikes in Syria, but will not move forward with military action until Congress gets its two-cents in. Republicans have already started to choose teams, although a vote is unlikely to occur before the gang gets back to work on September 9. Senator John McCain leads the “We’re with […]

Syria, Syria, Syria. After a week of kvetching and worrying, both domestically and internationally, the White Houseis set to launch a limited military strike in the civil war-torn state, a day after the U.K. Parliament voted down doing the same. President Obama said they hadn’t made the final decision about what the U.S. response will […]

The doldrums of August are finally coming to an end. However, there are still enough days left for one final rigamarole over the Affordable Care Act. What’s the fuss this time around? Well, same as all the other times-it’s about cost. Some say premiums will be more expensive under Obamacare … … while others say […]