The High Cost of Trump’s Crony Diplomacy
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-crony-diplomacy-will-undermine-us-global-power-in-the-long-term-by-brahma-chellaney-2026-05
Effective diplomacy depends on credibility, consistency, and a clear alignment with national interests. The US administration’s personalized, opaque, and venal shadow diplomacy delivers none of that, and it will leave the US less respected, less trusted, and less effective on the world stage.
https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/trump-crony-diplomacy-will-undermine-us-global-power-in-the-long-term-by-brahma-chellaney-2026-05
Effective diplomacy depends on credibility, consistency, and a clear alignment with national interests. The US administration’s personalized, opaque, and venal shadow diplomacy delivers none of that, and it will leave the US less respected, less trusted, and less effective on the world stage.
A Look Inside the Case That Enshrined Political Power for Billionaires
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/buckley-case-supreme-court-billionaires.html
After a post-Watergate effort to curtail the role of money in politics, new details show how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/politics/buckley-case-supreme-court-billionaires.html
After a post-Watergate effort to curtail the role of money in politics, new details show how wealthy Americans were conferred with a “right to spend” on elections.