My favorite pieces this week

My articles that I feel offered the most value, this week. I may do this each weekend.

Why the national deficit - with specifics - is bad for you

Hong Kong, China, and the lie of Paris

Sarah Palin, Donald Trump, and the moral rot of European libel law

Putin, Kadyrov, and the art of the cutout killer

4 challenges facing Germany in securing the G-20 summit

Why Palin's lawsuit against the NYT is a doomed venture

Why Macron is trying to win Trump's affection. And how

Knight the hero of London Bridge

What China wants from the U.S. in return for pressuring North Korea

Netanyahu must rid his government of the extremists in its midst 

John McEnroe, Serena Williams, and political correctness