After Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, Secretary of State James Baker made an explicit argument for why the United States had a vital interest in reversing the conquest, by force if necessary. “If you want to sum it up in one word, it’s jobs,” he said. “An economic recession worldwide, caused by the control by one nation—one dictator if you will—of the West’s economic lifeline, will result in the loss of jobs for American citizens.”
As Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine continues, American oil and gas producers are hoping the European market will pivot toward them to replace Russian gas. But some in Europe, and specifically Germany, are eyeing a different path: rapidly accelerating toward 100 percent renewable energy. Whether Europe and the world can successfully meet Paris Agreement targets may depend partly on which type of infrastructure gets locked in as the international community scrambles to replace Russian fuel. Читать дальше...
It’s exceedingly likely that the Supreme Court will overturn Roe v. Wade when the justices hand down their ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization later this year. The court may ultimately decide, echoing a question by Justice Brett Kavanaugh during oral arguments in Dobbs last fall, that the Constitution is “neither pro-life nor pro-choice on the question of abortion but leaves the issue for the people of the states or perhaps Congress to resolve in the democratic process.”
Shortly after Texas’s Republican primary polls closed last Tuesday, Donald Trump declared victory—for himself. “All 33 Trump-Endorsed candidates won last night in Texas, or are substantially leading,” he said in a statement on Wednesday. “Big night! How will the Fake News make it look bad?”
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“Fight for someone you don’t know,” said Senator Bernie Sanders throughout 2019, making the case that Americans, after centuries of desperate and cruel individualism, should elect a democratic socialist to be president of the United States.
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Here’s what happened this week
In perhaps the biggest news of the week pertaining to the January 6 insurrection, a federal jury on Tuesday convicted the first accused rioter to go on trial, a victory for the Justice Department as it brings a slew of such cases to trial. Guy Reffitt was convicted on five counts, including obstructing Congress’s certification of the 2020 presidential election, a charge that could result in up to 20 years in prison. Reffitt’s trial featured dramatic testimony from his son... Читать дальше...
