Elites have been willing to tolerate all manner of sociopathy, but they may decide this presidency is too threatening to their bottom lines.
Netflix's censorship of an episode of Hasan Minhaj's show within Saudi Arabia has implications that go far beyond the dictatorship's borders.
The episode has been viewed on YouTube more than 1 million times.
Only by restructuring the entire legal framework for American war-making can we begin to imagine a more humane foreign policy.
Anti-war activists and congressional co-sponsors believe a war powers resolution could force Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the negotiating table.
The arrogant and impatient young Mohammed Bin Salman, who shouldered aside family members to grab power, is something new in Saudi history.
The move comes amid international outrage over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
At least 34 have been targeted and slain, compared with 18 in 2017. At least 53 in total perished while doing dangerous work.
His hush payments to mistresses are very the least of it. The president has shown himself to be incapable of acting in the public interest.
The magazine chooses Jamal Khashoggi, the Capital Gazette staff and others to highlight the work of "the guardians" in a more hostile world.
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