Of all the bad takes on the situation in Russia-Ukraine, probably the worst is the notion that Moscow which suffered repeated losses to people power since 1989 could not possibly lose to people power yet again. It is not just Putin’s apologists singing the same old tiresome tune. Cowards who…

We are starting to see the full extent of the damage Trump has wrecked on the Republican party. What was once a conservative party committed to low taxes and spending is now a populist party committed to high spending and bigotry. The Republican plan to win back the House in…

After thirty years of talk, there is now a solid global consensus among politicians that climate change is a serious concern and urgent action must be taken. The lone holdouts against reducing carbon use are the dictators ruling carbon economies and the failed dictator of Mar-a-Largo. …

Abstract This article is written for policy makers and advisors seeking answers to the question what should government do to address ransomware. Ransomware is a national security concern and thus a government concern. While there are some steps that individual actors can take by themselves, the private sector has understood the…

As with Trump, Giuliani’s defenders can’t see how he could possibly have done anything wrong. Giuliani was work for the president which means that he cannot break any laws. …

Sarah Kliff and Margot Sanger-Katz have an article in todays NYT describing the ways that the humble Fax machine is gumming up processing of COVID test results. This is an example of what I call a ‘downgrade bottleneck’ that forces everyone to comply with the lowest common denominator. …

I was struck by this comment in a Washington Post article on Warren’s gay marriage joke: “It’s about telling people who don’t agree with you that they are backward by definition,” said Hank Sheinkopf, a Democratic strategist who advised Bill Clinton’s presidential reelection campaign. …

Some people have objected to my Brexit Endgame analysis saying that convention allows nothing of the sort. And that is of course perfectly true but irrelevant. Cummings has already persuaded Johnson to throw aside convention with his failed prorogation scheme. …

As we head into the end game here, remember that both sides have options and the other side has to cover every one to win. Whatever people may be saying, this is about shifting blame for the inevitable unpopularity when Brexit is decided. …