The net effect is the gathering sense that America, under this president is not, and cannot be a reliable ally, or source of just and reasonable guidance in a world in urgent need of it. There is no comfort in the fact that our president has put himself, and thereby all of us, in a no-win situation, by presuming upon instincts that amount to a combination of meanness and whim. We absolutely need better than that.
Friday, April 17, 2026
