President Trump is doing many of the same things that King George II and the British Parliament did to cause the American Revolution. I've listed them in an essay The Hill published this morning at thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Trump is using authoritarian tactics to purge the country of immigrants, but the evidence shows his motives go beyond demonstrating power. They border on racial and ethnic cleansing. The Hill has just posted my essay about this at thehill.com/opinion/immi....

Trump's seizure of Venezuela's oil isn't the great news he makes it out to be. He's feeding America's oil addiction with one of the dirtiest types of petroleum. The Hill published my piece about this today at thehill.com/opinion/ener....

President Trump wants us to be afraid of him, the government, and each other. Is this what we signed up for? The Hill published my thoughts this morning at thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Imagine life without water. The international magazine Meer published my essay about that prospect today at www.meer.com/en/102669-wa...

Several countries require young people to serve a period of national service. The U.S. should too. It would convey that the privilege of living in America comes with an obligation to help make it better. The Hill has published my argument at bit.ly/499RYyA

As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence, let's evaluate our "unalienable rights" of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They imply rights so fundamental as to be assumed: to breathe clean air, drink clean water, and have adequate nutrition. They are often denied. See bit.ly/48Y8Ms9

From his control of the world's second-largest nuclear arsenal to his active contribution to global climate change, and from a lack of checks and balances to his mental deterioration, Donald Trump is arguably the world's most dangerous person. Congress must do something. thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Three growing problems threaten life as we know it -- and life itself, but we are doing too little about them: the proliferation of nuclear weapons, global warming, and the loss of human agency to artificial intelligence. I write about this at bit.ly/49Z3cqn

Who is responsible for the possible war crime in the Caribbean boat attack? Pete Hegseth? The Navy admiral? In this case, culpability flows up as well as down the chain of command. President Trump misuses the military and Congress has let him. The Hill has published my argument at bit.ly/44AJ8ar

To avoid the ravages of drug addiction, we must stop using the drug. Yet, for the 30th time, world leaders failed to prescribe a cure for our addiction to fossil fuels. The Hill published my reaction this morning at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

The Roberts Court has made several blunders, but none as careless as placing presidents above the law. Donald Trump has proved how dangerous that decision is to the Constitution and the justice system. The Court should reverse itself. The Hill has published my argument at thehill.com/opinion/judi...

Can music fight oppression? It has in the past. It was instrumental in the social and anti-war movements of 60 years ago. Let's use it again. the-real-biocene.net/f/can-tik-to...

COP-30 began today, the second time the U.S. has failed to attend international climate negotiations. America is an outlier, outlaw, and free-rider in global climate talks. It is reneging on its UNFCCC obligations and expecting others to save it from climate change. www.meer.com/en/99902-cop...

Bill Gates' message in the runup to COP-30 revealed a startling misunderstanding of the climate crisis. The world isn't ignoring poverty as it confronts global warming. The poor are more affected by the climate crisis than any other group. The Hill has published my reaction at bit.ly/3LGrDOZ

Trump says he isn't a king, but he acts like one and lives like one, and the American people are paying for it.  The Hill posted my critique this morning at thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Democracy's enemies are counting on the "bystander syndrome." What is it? See my post at the-real-biocene.net/f/democracy%...

U.S. military and intelligence leaders have warned for years that climate change threatens national security. Trump not only ignores the threat, he's actively making it worse. What are our generals doing about it? Apparently, not much. The Hill has published my reaction: thehill.com/opinion/ener...

King George III called the American Revolution a "desperate conspiracy" by deluded traitors. Sound familiar? Trump says his opponents are "the enemy within." Speaker Johnson calls Saturday's No Kings events a "hate America rally." Instead, it's a Love America rally against another would-be king.

This weekend's "No Kings" protest should be directed not only at Donald Trump, but also at the members of Congress, governors, and other elected officials who support and enable him. They should get a clear message that they will not be re-elected.

President Trump will decide soon whether to disband or reform FEMA. Let's adopt the polluter-pays principle with a user fee on fossil fuels and the repeal of oil subsidies, and revenues sent to states for disaster resilience, response, and recovery. See The Hill at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

The international magazine Meer just published my piece about applying the polluter-pays principle. If you're interested, you'll find it at www.meer.com/en/98735-cli....

The military, governors, and voters are the last lines of defense against Donald Trump's authoritarianism. When he bullies them, they should just say no. I discuss this at the-real-biocene.net/f/memo-to-am...

Presidents set the tone of the national conversation. Our current president encourages anger and hate. I discuss this on The Hill at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Global warming was once a science debate. Then it was an environmental concern for the future. Now it's a quality-of-life issue affecting our safety, health, household incomes, and cost of living. By ignoring it, Trump is breaking his promises to voters. See The Hill at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Donald Trump is proving that the Constitution has loopholes and flaws. It is too difficult to amend, and it leaves too much to the discretion of political leaders. The Hill has posted my suggestions at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

The Donald Trump Tochotchke, Doodad, and Bric-a-Brac Company has issued a "stunning new collectible": A $2 bill "honoring his leadership and vision for America." Order one today and place it next to the Trump Bobblehead, which commemorates his mental confusion. Next up: The Trump Wooden Nickel.

The Kirk assassination is a moment in which all Americans should reject violence against those with whom we disagree. Instead, Donald Trump and others in his circle are using the tragedy to declare war on the Left. I've posted my thoughts at the-real-biocene.net/f/thoughts-o...

Republicans argue that the government should not pick winners. Donald Trump is picking fossil fuels and suppressing their competition. Wind and solar power are the cheapest ways to generate electricity. Trump's deal with Big Oil forces families to pay more for energy. See thehill.com/opinion/ener...

In the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, The Economist has published an analysis of left- and right-wing violence in the U.S. It's at bit.ly/3VKTy22 Extremists on both sides have committed murders. But data show that 76% of them in the last decade were committed by those on the hard right.

Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize so badly that he's "talked" foreign leaders into nominating him. Should he receive it? Not unless the Nobel committee wants to destroy the honor's credibility forever. The international magazine Meer has published my argument at www.meer.com/en/97222-don...

Shifting away from fossil fuels does not threaten America's lifestyles or quality of life. Clean energy can do the job. The real threat is unmitigated climate change. We've waited so long that the energy transition is urgent. The Hill has published my explanation at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Sunlight and wind are now the most cost-effective ways to meet our growing electric demand. Donald Trump and fossil fuels are fighting back with misinformation. CarbonBrief just published myths and facts at rb.gy/lf3i27, including the falsehood that solar and wind take up too much land. See below.

Q. What do opinion columnists and late-night comedians have in common? A. We'll never run out of material during the Trump administration. The Hill has posted my observations at thehill.com/opinion/camp....

Military leaders are obligated to refuse unlawful orders. That includes Trump's unwarranted deployment of regular military forces against U.S. citizens. It threatens to provoke violence rather than prevent it. See The Hill at thehill.com/opinion/nati... (AP Photo: National Guard at Ken State 1970)

If an organization chooses to adopt DEI and/or ESG policies, what's the harm? By punishing those policies, President Trump is taking away the freedom of businesses and universities to adopt the policies they think best. It's all part of America's free marketplace of ideas. See rebrand.ly/r0ngprl.

The U.S. Department of Energy is now the Department of Alternative Facts. DOE says climate change isn't anything to worry about. Now it plans to rewrite government science to support Trump's view that climate change is a hoax. This won't prevent weather disasters. We'll just be unprepared for them.

Donald Trump is damaging our children. His bullying, racism, and lying set horrible examples. His failure to address global warming causes children to fear their futures. His repeal of environmental regulations exposes children to dangerous pollution. See my thoughts at thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Trickle-down economics has never worked in regard to wealth, but it definitely will work in regard to the costs of climate change. As governments and businesses pay for climate damages, they'll pass the costs down to households. See my essay in The Hill today at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

The moral test for any society is how it treats its most vulnerable people. Trump's Big Beautiful Bill badly fails the test. The Hill posted my thoughts this morning at thehill.com/opinion/cong...

Donald Trump is correct that states and localities should do more about weather disasters, but he's wrong to abolish FEMA. In fact, he should restore other programs he has scrapped, but are vital to state and local mitigation. The Hill published my recommendations this morning at: //rb.gy/a1x5w4.

Those who care about the fate of the Earth lost an important ally when Pope Francis died last month. Fortunately, Pope Leo XIV plans to carry on Francis's commitment. Leo has urged his flock to remember Francis's words. I quoted some of them in this article yesterday: www.meer.com/en/92224-pop...

Trump is dragging America into a time of exceptional strangeness, when up is down, black is white, and nothing is really as he says it is. The Hill has published my take on this at ://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5280302-trump-not-great/

President Trump is killing efforts to mitigate the climate crisis while undoing the people's ability to cope with the resulting weather disasters. He's promoting more fossil fuels and removing limits on air pollution, while cutting health programs. It's a cruel agenda. See rebrand.ly/99cae9

DOGE should look at belt-tightening in the Executive Office of the President. Donald Trump's golf outings have cost taxpayers more than $26 million so far. Now, while thousands of feds are jobless, Trump wants a $90 million military parade to celebrate his birthday. DOGE should tank the idea.

Donald Trump should stop accommodating Vladimir Putin and selling out Ukraine. Any concession of territory or security is a victory for the man who invaded that country and committed terrible atrocities against its cities and people. He should not be rewarded, even a little.

In defying the Supreme Court over returning a wrongly deported immigrant to the U.S., the Trump administration claims courts have no jurisdiction over foreign policy. Nice try, but the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia isn't about foreign policy. It's about U.S. immigration policy -- a domestic issue.

Rumors are flying that Donald Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act on April 20. It would allow him to use the military to suppress free speech and assembly. Trump has already declared other nonexistent emergencies to accumulate extraordinary power. See thehill.com/opinion/whit....

Donald Trump is still building a wall against immigration. It's constructed of fear and injustice rather than barbed wire. Cruelty is the point. He wants to intimidate immigrants from coming here. See my essay at the-real-biocene.net/f/fear-and-c...