David Rothkopf

The DSR Daily for March 3: Russia Thinks US is Great, Again?

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we discuss the seeping Trump/Putin bromance, the preciousness of the ceasefire in Gaza, our…

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What’re We Getting in Return for All of Trump’s Gifts to Russia?

Trump is in a very generous mood, at least if you’re Vladimir Putin. Between the public dragging of President Zelensky…

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Time For Dems to Stand Up — And We Mean it This Time

Will the real opposition party please stand up? Republicans are marching towards political suicide with the passage of Trump’s bad…

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The DSR Daily for February 27: Economy Suffering Under Trump

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss the first signs of economic strain from Trump’s policies, the FDA cancelling…

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Are We All Just Living in Trump’s Imagination? 

It’s Europe week for the Trump administration, and normalcy remains a distant memory.   The president’s open disdain for Europe…

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The DSR Daily for February 25: Macron Faces Off with Trump Over Ukraine

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we discuss Emmanuel Macron and Trump’s meeting, increasing GOP opposition to Mike Johnnson’s budget…

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The DSR Daily for February 24: Trump Takes Wrecking Ball to Pentagon

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the big shake-up at the Pentagon, the AfD making huge gains…

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The DSR Daily for February 21: DOGE Finally Reined In

On the DSR Daily for Friday, we cover new limited on DOGE access to IRS data, the Senate passing a…

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It’s Worse Than You Think – What You Can Do About It

Since last week, the United States is now pro-Russia, anti-NATO, and anti-democracy. Kash Patel runs the FBI, Pete Hegseth is…

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MIT Nobel Prize-Winner Daron Acemoglu on AI, Growth, Jobs & Inequality

Is artificial intelligence going to put us all out of work? There have been a range of predictions about the…

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America Switches Sides in Ukraine

A knife to the back might be the best way to describe this administration’s foreign policy. The latest statements from…

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The DSR Daily for February 19: President Musk’s Latest Follies

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we break down the latest executive orders from the administration, Musk’s scheme to send…

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Rethinking the Way We Think About How We Think

To take AI to the next level, do we need to rethink the way we think about how we think?…

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The DSR Daily for February 14: Even More Blatant Corruption

On the DSR Daily for Friday, we discuss DOJ officials resigning over Trump’s order to drop the Eric Adams case,…

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Where Are the Leaders This Moment Demands?

What the hell is happening this past week? Between Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center, Pete Hegseth’s dismissal of NATO…

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The DSR Daily for February 13: Shocker: Another Unqualified Addition to Trump’s Cabinet

On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we break down the confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as DNI, Trump’s alarming call with…

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Good News: We’re Not Quite in a Constitutional Crisis Yet!

So nice to see both our Presidents in one place! In the wake of a very strange White House appearance…

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The DSR Daily for February 12: Trump and Musk’s No Good, Very Weird Meeting

On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss Trump overturning a ban on business bribes, a very strange meeting between…

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The DSR Daily for February 11: Trade Wars: The EU Strikes Back

On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the EU’s looming retaliatory tariffs, the Justice Department order to drop…

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The DSR Daily for February 10: CFPB Ordered to Stop Work

On the DSR Daily for Monday, we cover the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s stop work order, Trump ordering the Treasury…

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