With former housing secretary Julian Castro departed, the oversized Democratic presidential field reaches a critical point: More candidates have dropped out than remain in the race. But that still leaves 14 – a bulky ballot as the marathon moves closer to actual primaries and caucuses beginning next month. It’s to Democrats’ credit that the race […]

President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran is in deep crisis. The president’s approach has the support neither of America’s allies nor of its strategic rivals, China and Russia. And his policy – made even more confrontational by the shooting of a high-ranking Iranian official – has boxed him into a situation where, short of dramatic […]

It’s often customary when one nears the end of a long career that he or she is given the opportunity to reflect on the experience, putting answers to questions like Did I enjoy my job? Did I accomplish what I set out to do? What would I do over again, if anything? What was I […]