Stories like this are going to come out now. The Biden State and Defense Departments quietly arranged for an escape route in which Taliban members escorted Americans to gates at the Kabul airport in a secret arrangement with the US. The … [Read more...]

Yes, it’s true that Biden’s policy choice to leave and Biden’s handling of the exit are two separate issues. But no, it does not make sense to blame him for the tragic way the exit has transpired. Notably, the near-universal chorus of … [Read more...]

“Why did it have to be this way when the US knew it was leaving?” Because the US wanted the Afghan government to have a fighting chance to take over and not undercut them. Is that really so difficult to understand? Of course it is … [Read more...]

An important point: It is not true that Afghans are incapable of democracy because they’re a “tribal society”. Afghans were fighting to build democracy. They were betrayed by corrupt leaders. We should not wash our hands of the … [Read more...]

On balance, Americans should not feel shame on Afghanistan. Our country tried and tried. More importantly, there is a time to acknowledge limits that are real. This is not something Americans like to do, but we must. At the time of the … [Read more...]

This article published today that challenges some of my own simplistic assumptions about COVID, is a must-read. Dr. William Haseltine is one of the foremost scientists in the world of epidemiology, and someone who actually knows what he’s … [Read more...]

Video (2 minutes) If you think we are safe after surviving the election of 2020 and the attempted coup of 11/4/20 - 1/6/21, please realize what is happening to 40% of our fellow Americans. They are being propagandized to hate our … [Read more...]

Laurence Tribe points out this evening that the decision of the Justice Department not to make executive privilege available to Mo Brooks and other potential defendants in civil negligence suits regarding the 1/6/21 attempted coup - … [Read more...]

A friend just asked something like this: ‘Yes, Rachel Maddow, we know Trump is a crook surrounded by crooks, but when are we going to move on?’ Here’s my answer: I warned in November 2020 in the days after the presidential election … [Read more...]