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US Politics

The Coarsening of the Presidency: How a Thanksgiving Tradition Became a Political Weapon

President Donald Trump used the traditional White House turkey pardon ceremony to level political insults against Democrats, including joking about naming the turkeys after Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi and mocking Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker. This co-opting of a non-partisan American tradition for crass political attacks represents a profound degradation of presidential decorum and a concerning disregard for the institutions that uphold our civil discourse.

US Politics

A Transactional Betrayal: How Lifting Sanctions on Turkey Undermines NATO and the Rule of Law

President Donald Trump announced the lifting of U.S. sanctions on Turkey, imposed for its purchase of a Russian missile defense system, a move that paves the way for Turkey's potential return to the F-35 program and underscores the unpredictable nature of international alliances. This startling decision, prioritizing a personal relationship over established security policy, directly undermines the integrity of the NATO alliance and sends a dangerous signal to adversaries like Russia while ignoring profound human rights concerns.