Crossed Signal: Strategic or Stupid?
I often wonder what it would be like to be a fly on the wall in a National Security Council meeting. Editor-in-Chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, claims he was…
Why was Conor McGregor in the White House?
America needs to “look after its little bro”, proclaimed MMA star Conor McGregor from a White House podium on St. Patrick’s Day. His mere presence drew swift condemnations from Irish…
Micheál Martin: The Art of the Diplomat
Micheál Martin visited Donald Trump in the White House yesterday. It was a hotly anticipated encounter after the growing potential for tensions between the two long-time allies. I wrote a…
Zelensky Zugzwang
The Oval Office rocked the world on Friday as the US-Ukraine deal fell apart on live TV. Tempers ran high. Videos went viral. X posts exploded. With so many unknowns,…
Handshake or Billboard? The Best Strategies for Campaigning
Driving through Pennsylvania during the summer, I was bombarded every mile or so with massive billboards. Some had a bold Trump-Vance logo, others had focus group-tested slogans about Harris-Walz being…