It’s 21 days until the midterms: We are witnessing the meltdown of a man, of a political party, and of most assumed constraints on authoritarian power. Plus: The lawless rapine of Washington DC.

It’s not just your imagination. Donald Trump’s active vocabulary, his train of thought, his ability to filter are all in rapid decline. We’re watching a leaky balloon as it deflates.

What we know, when we don’t know how things will turn out.

Doug Jones, a white Democrat, pulled off one historic upset in Alabama nine years ago, in winning a US Senate seat. Now he is attempting another, in his race for governor.

It’s the things we don’t talk about that have changed the most. They need our attention now.

And so it begins (again).

‘Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can’t lose.’

Going local, to address the universal.

Four ways of thinking about what comes next.

The Chinese are ready. And the US???

A quick trip through the past 35 years. What Iran remembers and (most) Americans don't. And why that matters.

As American and Israeli bombs fall on Tehran, an Iranian scholar looks to Henry David Thoreau for connection and guidance.

Ronald Reagan's legacy lives on in many ways, good and bad. But Americans have forgotten too much about what he did with, and to, Iran. Here's why that matters.

The battle of memories behind the US war on Iran. Part 1.

How a mock-combat drill in an F-15 looked, from the back seat.

The losses so far.

There is a lot we don't know about the tragic collision last night. But we already know enough to be very concerned.

America has lost a very good man. It must find a way to control a very bad one.

Things looked bad ten days ago, when I noted the "Arrogance of Ignorance." And now....

What I have learned in 45 years of interviewing experts about peace and war, and how it applies to the tumult of these past nine days.