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Blog No. 121. Russian Hacking: The Trout in the Milk

A November 9 story in the Washington Post reported a CIA assessment that Russian hacking of Democratic computers was intended to defeat Hillary Clinton and elect Donald Trump. Disclosure of the assessment, which had been given to Congressional leaders behind closed doors, produced a considerable uproar. The intelligence community had on October 7, issued a statement accusing the Russians of hacking in order to interfere with the American election, but the attribution of a specific motive added a new and explosive layer to the matter.
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Blog No. 120. The Bully in the Pulpit and The Carrier Coup.

On Monday, the New York Times reported that House leaders had pushed back against President-Elect Trump’s plan to impose a 35% tariff on companies that relocate jobs overseas. The report was the first sign–and a welcome one–of any willingness on the part of Congressional Republicans to stand up for traditional Republican principles in dealing with Trump. The threat of a 35% increase had been at the heart of Trump’s much-heralded deal with the Carrier Corporation and its parent, United Technologies (UT), but it carried a clear risk of sparking a trade war that could seriously damage the American economy.Read More »Blog No. 120. The Bully in the Pulpit and The Carrier Coup.

Blog No. 118. Tweeter-in-Chief: The Early Days

When I wrote that I had decided to withdraw from the Republican Party, I explained that I did not wish to remain a member of a party headed by Donald Trump. Nothing that has happened since then has led me to regret or reconsider that decision. Indeed, it has been reinforced by the apparent inclination of Congressional Republicans to fall blissfully in line with the incoming administration. This may change when specific legislation and spending proposals are on the table, but so far Republicans in both the House and Senate have been performing in remarkably ovine fashion.Read More »Blog No. 118. Tweeter-in-Chief: The Early Days