Louis René Beres
Imagining Sisyphus Happy. An Escape From Trumpian Farce
“One must imagine Sisyphus Happy.”
Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
The “Theatrical” Dilemma
As literary genre, the grimly corrosive Trump years are best described not as tragedy (which is ennobling), but as “farce.” Though not readily apparent,...
Trump’s Wrongful Pardons for International Law Violations
“….he shall have Power to grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States….”Article 2, Section 2, US Constitution
ABSTRACT: At the time of a second impeachment trial, this one centering on Trump’s alleged “incitement to...
Donald Trump, Insurrection and the American “Horde”
“The mass man has no attention to spare for reasoning; he learns only in his own flesh.”
Jose Ortega y’ Gasset, The Revolt of the Masses (1930
Though officially a pathology of the past, the toxic effects of...
Rising Above Realpolitik: America, Jewish Thought and International Law
“The loftier the soul, the more it feels the unity that there is in us all.” – Rabbi Avraham Kook
By any reasonable standard, the belligerent nationalism of Realpolitik or power politics makes no sense. After all,...
A Second Trump Impeachment Lawful and Law-Enforcing
“There exists a deep-seated conviction among Americans that the Constitution is an expression of the Higher Law, that it is, in fact, imperfect man’s most perfect rendering of eternal law.” – Presidential scholar Clinton Rossiter
Introduction: Following...
Looking Back: The Trump Presidency as Triumph of Absurdity
Hamm: “What time is it”?
Clov: “The same as usual.”
Samuel Beckett, Endgame
Credo quia absurdum, said the ancient philosopher. “I believe because it is absurd.” Are there any rational explanations for enduring four dissembling years of lethal Trump horror? ...
Nuclear Challenges from Pyongyang: Preparing Joe Biden for the Next Chapter
“For by wise counsel thou shall make thy war….”-Proverbs, 24/6
Understanding the Present Moment
Incoming US President Joseph Biden faces both direct and indirect threats of North Korean nuclearization. During the rancorous and doctrinally-incoherent Trump presidency, these risks...
North Korea’s Still-Expanding Nuclearization: The Challenge For President-Elect Joseph Biden
“The existence of `system’ in the world is at once obvious to every observer of nature, no matter whom….“
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man (1955)
By the time Donald J. Trump leaves office next month, the...
Presidential Crimes and Pardons: Donald J. Trump and America’s “Higher Law”
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” – Cicero, On the Laws
Abstract: From the beginning of his sordid presidency, Donald J. Trump has shown willful indifference to the security and justice of the...
After The Trump Horror Will America’s Next President Be “Normal?”
After enduring four years of a soiled and dissembling presidency, US voters are entitled to raise a once inconceivable question. Before voting in the 2024 presidential election, they should inquire with appropriate seriousness: “Are these...