Regarding the crisis in the Persian Gulf, nothing has happened in the last eleven days to alter the opinions that I expressed eleven days ago. The same drama continues in slow motion, and the result--a resounding declaration of an historic victory after the US has abandoned many of its proclaimed goals--seems to me as likely as ever. Cuba will be the next contestant on the reality show.Just a few minutes ago I read through a long front-page story in today's New York Times, about the 2016 origins of Supreme Court emergency review. Someone has leaked court documents to the Times, and they tell an amazing story of how Justice Roberts insisted on acting so as to prevent the implementation of President Obama's plan to move away from coal and towards natural gas, wind, and solar. (The story doesn't mention oil, oddly. I tried to copy the share link for it--the free one--but apparently the Times won't allow that for this story, at least now. I'll check later.) Remarkable enough in itself,…
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