Joe Honick is an international consultant to business and government and writes for many publications. He can be reached at [email protected]

Stories by Joe Honick

•	Trump Takes Ownership of Afghanistan Mess (Government) Tue., Aug. 22, 2017 President Trump took ownership of the Afghanistan war last night during his speech that offered no specifics about US objectives. (2 reader comments)

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White Supremacists Score PR Win in Virginia (Public Affairs Commentary) Sat., Aug. 12, 2017 National Policy Institute's Richard Spencer, former Ku Klux Klaner David Duke and a collection of racist thugs got everything they could have asked for in the chaos of Charlottesville this weekend. (7 reader comments)

•	Trump Goes to War (International) Wed., Aug. 9, 2017 The White House tweeter-in-chief has threatened North Korea with “FIRE AND FURY.” Hold on to your hat! (5 reader comments)

•	Who Cleared Trump to Handle Nation's Secrets? (Public Affairs Commentary) Thu., Aug. 3, 2017 Why do Americans accept that anyone, no matter his record in business or life, is automatically entitled to all the top-secret data of the nation by becoming president? (1 reader comment)

•	Captain Trump Throws Sessions Overboard (Public Affairs Commentary) Tue., Jul. 25, 2017 Captain Trump remains fixated on the election of eight months ago, leaving the nation clueless about his plan to navigate the ship of state through choppy waters ahead. (4 reader comments)

•	Trump's Most Vulgar Message (Public Affairs) Tue., Jul. 18, 2017 Donald Trump outdid himself today, tweeting that Republicans should just let ObamaCare fail, which would strip millions of Americans of healthcare insurance.

•	‘Dark Money’ Justice (Public Affairs Commentary) Fri., Jul. 7, 2017 We would like to think of the Supreme Court as apart from the more corruptive elements of politics. But if you still think that way, you are indeed naïve. (1 reader comment)

•	US View on Torture Goes Under Microscope (Public Affairs Commentary) Fri., Jun. 30, 2017 The tragic return of the young American student tortured by North Korea provides an opportunity for US to look at its own view of abuse. (1 reader comment)

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Never Too Late to Invoke Eisenhower's Warning (Public Affairs Commentary) Thu., Jun. 22, 2017 In turning over power to the Pentagon to determine both strategy and assignment of American forces to Afghanistan, President Trump has abdicated his responsibilities as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

•	What Would Art Buchwald Do With Donald? (Public Affairs Commentary) Wed., Jun. 7, 2017 The Donald Trump Administration came too late for Art Buchwald, the late and great humorist who would have had a field day with the President.

•	Is America a Division of the Trump Corporation? (Public Affairs Commentary) Thu., Jun. 1, 2017 Trump has used his legal authority to get rid of the FBI Director, but he has also installed immediate family members in senior White House roles over which Congress has no control. (4 reader comments)

•	Beware Our Arrogance Toward China (Public Affairs Commentary) Fri., May 26, 2017 While western arrogance and the President's poorly rehearsed tours of the Middle East and Europe have been going on, China has been making valuable and important new alliances.

•	Wall Street Journal 'Funny Papers?' (Public Affairs Commentary) Mon., May 22, 2017 The WSJ has become a virtual humor medium and at a time that so imperatively needs its old professionalism.

•	What on Earth are We Doing? (Public Affairs Commentary) Thu., May 11, 2017 President Trump should put his cumbersome, so-called spokesperson Spicer on leave and appear in person for daily press sessions to answer some damned important questions. (3 reader comments)

•	Trump Has Been Fun; So Where Are the Democrats? (Public Affairs Commentary) Wed., May 3, 2017 Democrats need to step up and show leadership that might just catch the interest of Americans who elected Donald Trump. (3 reader comments)

  

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