Mitchel Wallerstein
@mwallers.bsky.social
Former president of Baruch College/CUNY; former Dean of the Maxwell School, Syracuse University; former VP of the MacArthur Foundation; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. Strong believer in the rule of law and U.S. engagement in the world.
As Applebaum writes about Witkoff selling Ukraine down the river: “He is prolonging the conflict..His call to Ushakov was not a normal negotiating tactic. Every time he intervenes, advocating for Putin’s positions, he encourages the Russians to think they can get Trump on their side & win the war.”
November 27, 2025 at 9:58 PM
As Applebaum writes about Witkoff selling Ukraine down the river: “He is prolonging the conflict..His call to Ushakov was not a normal negotiating tactic. Every time he intervenes, advocating for Putin’s positions, he encourages the Russians to think they can get Trump on their side & win the war.”
Naturally, the WH criminal and his inept Pentagon lackey, Hegseth, are using the shooting in Washington, which was apparently the work of a lone individual, as an excuse to deploy 500 additional troops in DC. Pointless and total political theater.
November 27, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Naturally, the WH criminal and his inept Pentagon lackey, Hegseth, are using the shooting in Washington, which was apparently the work of a lone individual, as an excuse to deploy 500 additional troops in DC. Pointless and total political theater.
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Everyone should read this Friedman column. It spells out why the WH criminal’s “peace” plan for Ukraine is a complete sellout & a total disgrace. Trump and his enablers will go down in history as the modern day Neville Chamberlin. Ukraine MUST reject the proposal!!
Everyone should read this Friedman column. It spells out why the WH criminal’s “peace” plan for Ukraine is a complete sellout & a total disgrace. Trump and his enablers will go down in history as the modern day Neville Chamberlin. Ukraine MUST reject the proposal!!
Opinion | Trump’s Neville Chamberlain Prize
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November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Everyone should read this Friedman column. It spells out why the WH criminal’s “peace” plan for Ukraine is a complete sellout & a total disgrace. Trump and his enablers will go down in history as the modern day Neville Chamberlin. Ukraine MUST reject the proposal!!
Everyone should read this Friedman column. It spells out why the WH criminal’s “peace” plan for Ukraine is a complete sellout & a total disgrace. Trump and his enablers will go down in history as the modern day Neville Chamberlin. Ukraine MUST reject the proposal!!
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This article by Anne Applebaum offers a compelling analysis of why the new peace plan is a disaster for Ukraine and the West and must be rejected. It is the perfect prelude to a future war that could involve NATO.
This article by Anne Applebaum offers a compelling analysis of why the new peace plan is a disaster for Ukraine and the West and must be rejected. It is the perfect prelude to a future war that could involve NATO.
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
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November 23, 2025 at 4:52 AM
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This article by Anne Applebaum offers a compelling analysis of why the new peace plan is a disaster for Ukraine and the West and must be rejected. It is the perfect prelude to a future war that could involve NATO.
This article by Anne Applebaum offers a compelling analysis of why the new peace plan is a disaster for Ukraine and the West and must be rejected. It is the perfect prelude to a future war that could involve NATO.
Trump’s hard-sell Ukraine deal is realpolitik on steroids
Ignatius identifies many reasons why Ukraine should not accept the Trump peace plan. There is another reason: the likelihood that there are secret US-Russian business deals, undoubtedly benefiting Trump. It’s a BAD deal; it MUST be rejected.
Ignatius identifies many reasons why Ukraine should not accept the Trump peace plan. There is another reason: the likelihood that there are secret US-Russian business deals, undoubtedly benefiting Trump. It’s a BAD deal; it MUST be rejected.
November 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump’s hard-sell Ukraine deal is realpolitik on steroids
Ignatius identifies many reasons why Ukraine should not accept the Trump peace plan. There is another reason: the likelihood that there are secret US-Russian business deals, undoubtedly benefiting Trump. It’s a BAD deal; it MUST be rejected.
Ignatius identifies many reasons why Ukraine should not accept the Trump peace plan. There is another reason: the likelihood that there are secret US-Russian business deals, undoubtedly benefiting Trump. It’s a BAD deal; it MUST be rejected.
MTG has announced that she is resigning from Congress. Didn’t see that coming. Cracks are definitely showing in MAGA world, which is long overdue and definitely a good thing.
November 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
MTG has announced that she is resigning from Congress. Didn’t see that coming. Cracks are definitely showing in MAGA world, which is long overdue and definitely a good thing.
The U.S. plan for ending Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine is ill-conceived and a near-total capitulation to the war criminal, Vladimir Putin. Ukraine cannot and must not agree to it. Not only is it highly disadvantageous to them, but it is unlikely that Putin will honor it.
November 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The U.S. plan for ending Russia’s aggressive war against Ukraine is ill-conceived and a near-total capitulation to the war criminal, Vladimir Putin. Ukraine cannot and must not agree to it. Not only is it highly disadvantageous to them, but it is unlikely that Putin will honor it.
William Kristol, a former conservative Republican, wrote today: “We have a president in panic surrounded by weaklings who will submit to his diktats and sycophants happy to egg him on. And so we enter a period more dangerous than the last months of Nixon.”
November 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
William Kristol, a former conservative Republican, wrote today: “We have a president in panic surrounded by weaklings who will submit to his diktats and sycophants happy to egg him on. And so we enter a period more dangerous than the last months of Nixon.”
White House defends Trump calling female reporter ‘Piggy’
Karoline Leavitt, who is always prepared to lie and prevaricate on behalf of her fascist boss, tries to defend the indefensible. His comment was not “frank”; it was disgusting, sexist, and misogynistic. Full stop.
Karoline Leavitt, who is always prepared to lie and prevaricate on behalf of her fascist boss, tries to defend the indefensible. His comment was not “frank”; it was disgusting, sexist, and misogynistic. Full stop.
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
White House defends Trump calling female reporter ‘Piggy’
Karoline Leavitt, who is always prepared to lie and prevaricate on behalf of her fascist boss, tries to defend the indefensible. His comment was not “frank”; it was disgusting, sexist, and misogynistic. Full stop.
Karoline Leavitt, who is always prepared to lie and prevaricate on behalf of her fascist boss, tries to defend the indefensible. His comment was not “frank”; it was disgusting, sexist, and misogynistic. Full stop.
In response to the WH criminal’s threat to arrest & execute members of Congress who correctly stated that the military can & should refuse to carry out illegal orders: “Every American must unite & condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence. This is a time for moral clarity.”
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
In response to the WH criminal’s threat to arrest & execute members of Congress who correctly stated that the military can & should refuse to carry out illegal orders: “Every American must unite & condemn the President’s calls for our murder and political violence. This is a time for moral clarity.”
C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/h...
It is a travesty that the nation’s health policy on important matters such as this are now driven by the extreme views of a crackpot former heroin addict who eats roadkill & has zero scientific background.
It is a travesty that the nation’s health policy on important matters such as this are now driven by the extreme views of a crackpot former heroin addict who eats roadkill & has zero scientific background.
C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism
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November 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
C.D.C. Changes Website to Reflect Kennedy’s Vaccine Skepticism www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/h...
It is a travesty that the nation’s health policy on important matters such as this are now driven by the extreme views of a crackpot former heroin addict who eats roadkill & has zero scientific background.
It is a travesty that the nation’s health policy on important matters such as this are now driven by the extreme views of a crackpot former heroin addict who eats roadkill & has zero scientific background.
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This is an interesting and plausible analysis that is well worth reading. I still worry that they will find—or may already have found—ways to destroy or bury incriminating evidence.
This is an interesting and plausible analysis that is well worth reading. I still worry that they will find—or may already have found—ways to destroy or bury incriminating evidence.
Rachel Hurley
Well, he did it.
Trump signed the bill to release the Epstein files tonight. The question everyone’s asking is whether he can still find a way out of this. Here’s why the answer is probably no....
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November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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This is an interesting and plausible analysis that is well worth reading. I still worry that they will find—or may already have found—ways to destroy or bury incriminating evidence.
This is an interesting and plausible analysis that is well worth reading. I still worry that they will find—or may already have found—ways to destroy or bury incriminating evidence.
Now that the WH criminal has signed the file release bill, the real danger is that there will (or may already) be an active effort to delete or destroy all evidence, including photos, that incriminates him.This would be the equivalent of the infamous “18 1/2 minute gap” in Nixon’s Oval Office tape.
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Now that the WH criminal has signed the file release bill, the real danger is that there will (or may already) be an active effort to delete or destroy all evidence, including photos, that incriminates him.This would be the equivalent of the infamous “18 1/2 minute gap” in Nixon’s Oval Office tape.
There is now a growing suspicion that the WH criminal’s reversal on the Epstein files may just be a smokescreen. By ordering his lackey, AG Bondi, to investigate Democrats, they can seal the files and prevent their release, thereby thwarting the will of Congress. Stay tuned…
November 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
There is now a growing suspicion that the WH criminal’s reversal on the Epstein files may just be a smokescreen. By ordering his lackey, AG Bondi, to investigate Democrats, they can seal the files and prevent their release, thereby thwarting the will of Congress. Stay tuned…
The criminal in the WH has suddenly reversed course on releasing the Epstein files. Why? Is he just caving to political realities (TACO), or is it possible that he ordered his lackey, Pam Bondi, to purge the file of all references to Epstein’s former “best friend”?
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The criminal in the WH has suddenly reversed course on releasing the Epstein files. Why? Is he just caving to political realities (TACO), or is it possible that he ordered his lackey, Pam Bondi, to purge the file of all references to Epstein’s former “best friend”?
There now appears to be serious doubt whether the recent “Truth Social” post in which Trump appeared to justify pedophilia was real. It was re-posted widely, but it may have been doctored or fabricated. Much as I loathe the current president, I do not wish to be associated with misinformation.
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
There now appears to be serious doubt whether the recent “Truth Social” post in which Trump appeared to justify pedophilia was real. It was re-posted widely, but it may have been doctored or fabricated. Much as I loathe the current president, I do not wish to be associated with misinformation.
Today, the immoral criminal in the WH actually posted these exact words: “All that stuff with Epstein was a long time ago!…Besides 14 is old enough to make your own decisions!!” FOURTEEN??? This appears to be a self-admission that pedophilia is okay. Resign or impeach & convict.
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Today, the immoral criminal in the WH actually posted these exact words: “All that stuff with Epstein was a long time ago!…Besides 14 is old enough to make your own decisions!!” FOURTEEN??? This appears to be a self-admission that pedophilia is okay. Resign or impeach & convict.
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Krugman tells the truth about the Heritage Foundation, which also was responsible for producing the Project 2025 that the criminal president claimed he knew nothing about but is now well on the way to implementing.
Krugman tells the truth about the Heritage Foundation, which also was responsible for producing the Project 2025 that the criminal president claimed he knew nothing about but is now well on the way to implementing.
The Decline and Fall of the Heritage Foundation
Its descent into conspiracy-mongering and blatant bigotry was utterly predictable
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November 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Krugman tells the truth about the Heritage Foundation, which also was responsible for producing the Project 2025 that the criminal president claimed he knew nothing about but is now well on the way to implementing.
Krugman tells the truth about the Heritage Foundation, which also was responsible for producing the Project 2025 that the criminal president claimed he knew nothing about but is now well on the way to implementing.
One question is how did Epstein go from a failed & fired prep school math teacher to a multimillionaire with his own private island & jet? Who bankrolled him? It may have been the Russians, who obtained copies of the incriminating videos that Epstein kept on all the VIPs who abused young girls.
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One question is how did Epstein go from a failed & fired prep school math teacher to a multimillionaire with his own private island & jet? Who bankrolled him? It may have been the Russians, who obtained copies of the incriminating videos that Epstein kept on all the VIPs who abused young girls.
Paul Krugman: “…the turn against Trump is a backlash against his attempts to gaslight the public about the true state of the economy…They’re just flat-out lies. Democrats should hammer those lies as proof that Trump is utterly dishonest…and completely out of touch with the reality of American life.”
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Paul Krugman: “…the turn against Trump is a backlash against his attempts to gaslight the public about the true state of the economy…They’re just flat-out lies. Democrats should hammer those lies as proof that Trump is utterly dishonest…and completely out of touch with the reality of American life.”
It shouldn't be easier to see The Northern Lights than it is to see The Epstein Files.
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
It shouldn't be easier to see The Northern Lights than it is to see The Epstein Files.
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The incompetent and sycophantic toady, Kash Patel, has now succeeded in pissing off the British MI5 intelligence service with whom the US has the longest standing intelligence sharing agreement. Dumb and dumber…
The incompetent and sycophantic toady, Kash Patel, has now succeeded in pissing off the British MI5 intelligence service with whom the US has the longest standing intelligence sharing agreement. Dumb and dumber…
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
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November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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The incompetent and sycophantic toady, Kash Patel, has now succeeded in pissing off the British MI5 intelligence service with whom the US has the longest standing intelligence sharing agreement. Dumb and dumber…
The incompetent and sycophantic toady, Kash Patel, has now succeeded in pissing off the British MI5 intelligence service with whom the US has the longest standing intelligence sharing agreement. Dumb and dumber…
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced
Under the criminal president and his sycophantic lackey, Bondi, DoJ has been gutted and totally politicized. Between this news and the disgraceful pardons, so much for the rule of law.
Under the criminal president and his sycophantic lackey, Bondi, DoJ has been gutted and totally politicized. Between this news and the disgraceful pardons, so much for the rule of law.
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Justice Department struggles as thousands exit — and few are replaced
Under the criminal president and his sycophantic lackey, Bondi, DoJ has been gutted and totally politicized. Between this news and the disgraceful pardons, so much for the rule of law.
Under the criminal president and his sycophantic lackey, Bondi, DoJ has been gutted and totally politicized. Between this news and the disgraceful pardons, so much for the rule of law.
Trump’s incoherent foreign policy defies explanation
It is highly damaging to the standing of the US that the ignorant criminal president relies on the biased and dishonest reporting of “Fox News.” As Max Boot notes, “he seems to make decisions based on a whim, often driven by disinformation.”
It is highly damaging to the standing of the US that the ignorant criminal president relies on the biased and dishonest reporting of “Fox News.” As Max Boot notes, “he seems to make decisions based on a whim, often driven by disinformation.”
November 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Trump’s incoherent foreign policy defies explanation
It is highly damaging to the standing of the US that the ignorant criminal president relies on the biased and dishonest reporting of “Fox News.” As Max Boot notes, “he seems to make decisions based on a whim, often driven by disinformation.”
It is highly damaging to the standing of the US that the ignorant criminal president relies on the biased and dishonest reporting of “Fox News.” As Max Boot notes, “he seems to make decisions based on a whim, often driven by disinformation.”