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Half of Donald Trump’s former cabinet secretaries are refusing to endorse his campaign, citing his unfitness for office. Gen. Mark Milley, Trump’s former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, explains why their refusal is as unprecedented as it is disqualifying: He is the most dangerous person ever. I had suspicions … but now I… Read more.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan landed at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport Saturday morning and declared the attempted coup against his government to be a failure, but also a ‘gift from God…’ He vowed to ‘clean up’ the armed forces and ‘eradicate’ those who had operated aerial forces against his government. As of Saturday morning, nearly 3,000… Read more.
Even a benign (i.e., popular and bloodless) military coup is not only inherently inconsistent but also politically untenable in a democracy. After all, no matter the extent of Thaksin’s corruption (highlighted by an insider’s deal where he allegedly sold his family’s stake in a state telecommunications company to Singaporeans for $1.9 billion), constitutional provisions were… Read more.
