Colorado FSO Blogs
Don’t Attack John Bolton
John Bolton has won me over as someone intelligent who cares about America. He was Assistant Secreta…
Bill Pulte’s Attack on Fed
Bill Pulte’s attacks on Fed board member Lisa Cook are motivated in part by personal gain. Pul…
Bad Israeli Tactics
If Israel is really serious about eliminating Hamas rather than killing all Palestinians, it should …
Tariffs Increase the Cost of AI
I asked ChatGPT how Trump’s new tariffs impacted the construction of new AI data centers. It estimat…
Trump’s Undemocratic Assault on Brazil
This executive order is not based on fact. The allegations are not true. Trump is making up lies to …
Grok on Gaza and Sudan Wars
July 29, 2025 • I asked Grok to compare the Gaza and Sudan wars. I thought its answer, which follows…
My Assignment to the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Notes of an S&T officer ACDA In 1982 after my INR assignment, I took an assignment in the Arms C…
Trump – Emperor of Brazil
From the Financial Times: In Trump’s playbook, however, Brazil is in a category of its own. Citin…
Trump Sues to Destroy
Trump’s decision to sue the WSJ for $10 billion is typical Trump, all bluster and publicity, no subs…
Trump Attacks Rule of Law in Brazil
US Yanks Visa for Brazilian Judge Citing Bolsonaro ‘Witch Hunt’ – Bloomberg Bloomberg– U…
Ian Bremmer on Brazil & Trump
In an email, Ian Bremmer (https://us12.campaign-archive.com/?e=2919ec9296&u=7404e6dcdc8018f49c82…
Big, Beautiful Debt
Trump’s big beautiful bill is unlikely to raise the opposition that Democrats hope it will. The tax …
The old nuclear rules won’t stop proliferation
From the Financial Times: The writer is executive director of the Non- proliferation Policy E…
FT’s Martin Wolf on Trump
The Financial Times’ Martin Wolf has written an excellent column on the international and …
Brazil Defends Adherence to Law in Defiance of Trump’s Attacks on Its Legal System
American President Trump and Brazilian President Lula have been arguing at long distance since Lula …
Cuts at State Department
The Washington Post reports on concerns about layoffs at the State Department: The Trump administrat…
My Posting in Italy
When I arrived in Rome, my predecessor had been gone for some time. His assistant, who would b…
Human Rights Reports
The Washington Post reports that as part of its attack on European countries for their democratic in…
My Posting in Poland
As I was finishing my tour as the deputy director of the State Department’s “green” environmental of…
Is Donald Trump the Manchurian Candidate?
In the New York Review of Books, Christopher Brown writes about what a “Manchurian Candidate&#…