It is long overdue, but the United States is, however awkwardly and stupidly, struggling with one of its most important historical questions: How should our nation engage with the world? We're not arriving at reasonable answers because the president struggles to articulate any policy views with much coherence—and has a fragile ego that makes world conflicts all about him.
Trouble has obviously been brewing in Europe after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its continuation of a pointless war defined by the Russian regime's willingness to engage in war crimes. President Donald Trump hosted Vladimir Putin in an Alaska summit—and figuratively and literally rolled out the red carpet. Trump doesn't have much to show for his obsequiousness.
Since the Alaska photo op, Putin has launched the large