Today on TAP: Otherwise, this is a slow-motion humanitarian catastrophe and a Putin victory.
Ukraine
Posted inEconomic Policy
Time to Tax Excessive Corporate Profits
We did during WWII and in the 1980s. It’s the right way to deal with ‘inflation’ that is pure price-gouging.
Posted inTAP
Whose Bright Idea Was It to Extend NATO Membership to Ukraine?
Today on TAP: That master of foreign and military policy, George W. Bush
Posted inAmerica and the World
Ending the War in Ukraine
The Biden administration’s inattention to diplomacy has led to stray comments about regime change.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How Hungary’s Orban Turned the Ukraine War to His Own Advantage
And set an example for other right-wing leaders
Posted inPolitics
Altercation: The Wokeness Problem Pales Alongside the GOP’s War on Democracy
Though Times editorialists absurdly assert otherwise.
Posted inPolitics
Democracy Summer
The survival of Democrats in 2022 will depend heavily on turnout. Though Donald Trump will not be on the ballot, he will be our not-so-secret weapon.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Interest Rate Hikes Aren’t a Solution for Supply Shocks
Policymakers are employing the wrong tools for the current circumstances.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Magical Thinking About Putin’s Invasion
By pretending that NATO is not already at war with Russia, we’ve let Putin define the terms of engagement, at the tragic expense of Ukraine.