Meeting Putin, Jacksonville LGBT, Bernie's Doctors, Maduro Guaido

Theresa May shows how to meet with Vladimir Putin. Trump's affectionate camaraderie with Putin was silly.

Jacksonville library was wrong to cancel the LGBT event. The right of free expression should have been afforded to protesters and attendees alike. 

Bernie Sanders says you can visit whichever doctor you want under his plan. That's absurd. The basic conundrum of supply and demand remains.

Nicolas Maduro has Juan Guaido in his sights. The opposition leader faces new threat.

Javad Zarif, Mueller tedium

Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif is full of misconceptions about Trump. Zarif's tweet on Thursday was idiotic.

Woe tedium, the Mueller report artistic readers. There are few things as ridiculous as a play on Mueller's words.

Democratic debate

Warren won the debate. Trump should be happy.

Democrats run off the cliff on immigration. 

They made president trump look moderate.

UK military, Iran attack, RDR2

Parliament tells its next prime minister to increase defense spending. That's good news for Britain and America. Here's why.

Trump can launch a limited attack on Iran without Congressional authorization. The president has wide latitude as commander-in-chief

What we might find in Red Dead Redemption 2's Mexico - hopefully some monsters and tequila.

La Guardia, MS-13

La Guardia has broken out into anarchy. The ride sharing pen system is dysfunctional and ride sharing firms are ignoring it anyway.

An MS-13 arrest reminds us to judge cops fairly. Video camera evidence is telling.

Iran's new test, Federal reserve, Istanbul, Refugees, and from Friday

Trump imposes new sanctions, but he must prepare for Iran's next test. The Iranians have added reason to test American resolve.

Trump should shut up about the Federal Reserve. It's in his own interest to do so.

Losing Istanbul, again, Erdogan suffers a Titanic blow to his political identity. This is a big moment.

On international refugee day, Russia shows why there are so many refugees.

and some from Friday

Two differences between Trump's Iran retreat and Obama's red line debacle. The issue is credibility.

Blocking Saudi arms sales, the Senate shows its delusion. The action won't help U.S. interests.

In Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt two different visions for a conservative British future. The candidates offer diverging plans.

A good guy with a machete. A lad.

McKenzie Iraq, Iran Drone, Angela Rye

No, Julia Ioffe, Gen. McKenzie doesn't war with Iran in retaliation for Iranian IEDs in Iraq. The history of McKenzie's prior service in Iraq suggests why Ioffe is wrong.

Forget the drone, focus on contesting Iranian threats to transit and maintaining sanctions pressure. The U.S. has the right approach, we shouldn't be distracted by Iran's desperate acts.

Angela Rye mixes up history and replicates Nazi propaganda tactics. 

The result is not good.

Secret Service 2020, MH17 hunting, Heathrow expansion, Don Lemon, Fox Business, and articles from yesterday

Why the Secret Service face a challenging 2020 campaign. It's scale and emotion.

The US, Australia, and the Netherlands should act to catch the MH17 suspects

Britain's post-Brexit salvation: Heathrow's expansion and more airline passenger traffic.

Why does Don Lemon fear Trump's rhetorical assaults on freedom more than he fears AOC, Sanders, and Harris policies? It doesn't make much sense.

Appearance on Fox Business discussing the economy and Trump's immigration policy.

and articles from yesterday that I forgot to link to...

Why to expect a China trade deal by Labor Day. Both nations have a vested interest in reaching a deal sooner rather than later.

New acting defense secretary Mark Esper is bad news for China. It's all about long range precision fires.

Trump gives Putin a weaponized rebuke on Ukraine. The Russian leader has just met $250 million in new US arms equipment to Ukraine.

Rory Stewart's Conservative leadership momentum. The outsider is impressive.

The Hill

Spoke with the Hill's morning tv team.

2m28s - Iran's strategic assessment in Gulf of Oman

4m55s - What a new, improved Iran nuclear deal might entail

9m47s - On 2020 and Trump strategy

12m45s - The vulnerability to Democrats on cost implications of their programs

14m45s - Trump won't go crazy to win reelection

Iran, Kyle Kashuv, Mohamed Morsi, Uber-Lyft

Why Iran is enriching uranium past 3.67 percent and what it means for the world. Iran's increasingly hardline policy will not earn the dividends it seeks.

The case of Kyle Kashuv illustrates Harvard's intellectual rot. 

The biases are pathetic.

History won't be kind to Mohamed Morsi. He was silly in his efforts to totally usurp Egyptian political society.

Uber and Lyft's air conditioning problem. The ride sharing firms are getting too hot.