David Rothkopf

Trump’s Answer for Every Screw Up Seems to Be a New Screw Up

Donald Trump has returned from China. Did his meeting with Xi Jinping actually accomplish anything on the global stage? America’s…

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DSR Daily May 20: The Unbelievable Corruption of Trump’s Justice Department

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the latest insanity from the Justice Department, the defeat of Thomas…

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DSR Daily May 19: Trump Delays Massive Attack on Iran

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down Trump claiming he has delayed a massive attack on Iran, a…

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DSR Daily May 18: Trump Drops Lawsuit Against IRS

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover Trump dropping his lawsuit against the IRS, the White House ballroom losing…

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DSR Daily May 14: Xi Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 15, we discuss Trump’s return from Beijing, the Supreme Court ruling that abortion…

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Gerrymandermaxxing: Can Dems Still Win in November?

Our democracy is failing. As we approach the midterm elections this year, the Republicans are doing all they can to…

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DSR Daily May 14: Xi Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Trump

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the friendly start to the China summit, JD Vance’s latest attempt…

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Counting The Ways Trump’s China Trip Is Likely to Go Off The Rails

Donald Trump is in Beijing. As if tensions between the US and China haven’t already been rising for years, this…

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DSR Daily May 13: Trump’s Beijing Trip Begins

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover Trump arriving in Beijing, the Pentagon weighing a name change for the…

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DSR Daily May 12: Trump’s Millionaire Fan Club Heads to China

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss the business executives going to China with Trump, the Supreme Court clearing…

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The Great and Good Disruptive Power of World Models

Leading the way in artificial intelligence doesn’t just take the most powerful chips and biggest data centers — it takes…

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DSR Daily May 11: Trump’s Many “Ceasefire” Failures

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down Trump’s rejection of Iran’s peace proposal, Trump’s upcoming China summit, the…

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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: When Is a Ceasefire Not a Ceasefire?

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 8th, we discuss even more disputes over the Iran ceasefire, big losses for…

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The Disease that is Killing the Justice Department… and Much of DC

The Justice Department is unrecognizable. It continuously violates and obstructs true justice. Instead, it effectively serves as Donald Trump’s own…

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DSR Daily May 7: Border Czar Promises Mass Deportations On the Way

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down Iran’s review of the latest US peace proposal, Tom Homan and…

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DSR Daily May 6: US and Iran Close On End to War… Or Are They?

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we cover reports that Iran and the US may be close to a memo…

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AI Prepares for a Political Pivot

The tech bros could be in for a rude awakening come November. We’ve seen the big names in AI increasingly…

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DSR Daily May 5: Trump Admin Desperately Pretends that Iran War is Over

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the administration trying to convince everyone the war is over, important…

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DSR Daily May 4: Trump’s ‘Project Freedom’ Sends Oil Prices Skyrocketing

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss rising oil prices after Iran claims to strike a US Navy ship,…

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DSR Weekly Wrap-up: The Many Misadventures of Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump

On the DSR Weekly Wrap-up for May 1st, we discuss Pete Hegseth’s strange argument for a bypassing the War Powers…

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