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Trump will jack up your food bill
(OpEd) Stephen Craven | CNN
If Trump is telling the truth about his policies, his claim that he will tame inflation is simply wrong. He will do exactly the opposite.
Trump’s tariff plan would hurt America’s taxpayers and national security
(OpEd) Gene Abel | The Morning Call
Trump’s proposal would increase prices for every segment of the American economy. In effect, this would be a tax increase on every American without lowering the deficit. As the center-right American Action Forum found, such a tariff would “distort global trade, discourage economic activity, and have broad negative consequences for the U.S. economy.”
Cubans should vote for Democrats, not Republicans
(OpEd) CARLOS MARTINEZ | El Nuevo Herald
The Republican Party continues to support Trump. In reality, the American Republican Party has changed so much that it is almost unrecognizable. It is no longer the party that my parents supported and that I supported most of my life.
And, since I know that Cubans are not stupid, I swear to all Cubans to abandon their usual loyalty to the Republican party and
Tunisia holds valuable lessons for us all as democracy stumbles
(OpEd) Ambassador Gordon Gray | The Washington Diplomat
The United States needs to stand up to authoritarianism by seeking to counter leaders and governments engaged in democratic backsliding. Tunisia, where I had the privilege to serve as the U.S. ambassador during its revolution and the initial stages of its democratic transition, offers an excellent opportunity for the Biden administration to take steps to back up its rhetorical commitment to democracy.
Donald Trump Can't Save Social Security
(OpEd) Tom Davis | The National Interest
Conservatives have a point: it needs a tweak. It does not take an economics professor to tell you that a program that dispenses more than it takes in is unsustainable as it currently exists. But Donald Trump will not fix it.
Fellow Reagan Republicans: Make Donald Trump Earn Our Votes
(OpEd) Robert Kelly | The National Interest
A nation on the precipice cannot afford your blind loyalty to someone who is uncommitted to its preservation.
Congress Needs To Do the Right Thing—Support Our Combat-Injured Servicemembers
(OpEd) Rear Admiral Tom Jurkowsky | RealClear Defense
The former Chief of Naval Information discusses why it’s time for Congress to do the right thing and fix an inequity that is affecting our combat injured veterans.
A second Trump presidency should terrify Israel
(OpEd) Neil Urwitz | The Times of Israel
Israelis may assume a second Trump administration would be more of the same. That is a dangerous calculation.
Why is NATO worth it? Because of peace, prosperity and more
(OpEd) General Wesley Clark | New York Post
If Trump is re-elected and tries to diminish and disassemble NATO, he will destroy the most successful alliance in history. And he will unleash the dogs of war on a world that has already seen too much conflict and slaughter.
Retired military officials: Protecting abortion care keeps America safe
(OpEd) Secretaries Louis Caldera, Ray Mabus, & Deborah James | Washington Post
Three former service secretaries explain why reproductive care and bodily autonomy are more than a matter of principle. It’s a matter of national security.
Ukraine Has a Pathway to Victory
Under Secretary Rose Gottemoeller | Foreign Policy Magazine
Rose Gottemoeller, a lecturer at Stanford University and former NATO deputy secretary-general, and Michael Ryan, a former U.S. deputy assistant defense secretary for European and NATO policy discusses why the new conventional wisdom that the war is a stalemate favoring Russia is wrong.
A second Trump presidency is an existential national security threat to our democracy
(OpEd) Amy McGrath & Ken Harbaugh | The Hill
We do not write these words lightly. A second Trump presidency is the most existential national security threat to our democracy in our lifetime. Our democracy, which has been vibrant for over 200 years, would be irreparably diminished in a world with Trump as our nation’s highest leader…
The VA assists Veterans in a Way the Private System Cannot
(OpEd) David Shulkin | Ripon Forum
Once inside the VA, I saw firsthand the unique attributes of the system, and if reformed and optimized, that VA could meet the needs of veterans in a way that could not be replicated in the private sector.
The GOP Has Turned Its Back on America’s Military Families
(OpEd) Robert Kelly | The National Interest
Senator Tommy Tuberville’s hold on military nominations is wreaking havoc on the men and women of America’s armed forces.
Close to Home: Four reasons to support Ukraine
(OpEd) Ambassador Steven Pifer | The Press Democrat
The world facing America will become a much darker place if Putin’s war succeeds. The United States should support Ukraine. It is in our national interest; and it is the right thing to do.
Former VA secretary: The time is now to heed this critical lesson about the cost of war
(OpEd) Secretary David Shulkin | CNN
Dr. David Shulkin was the ninth secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs in the Trump administration and the VA’s undersecretary for health in the Obama administration.