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PATRICK LAWRENCE: Landlord Diplomacy (opens the original)
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You read here and there that Kushner and Witkoff’s undertakings with Moscow and Tehran reflect a diplomatic “style.” On we go to the normalization of stupidity and hubris as merely a new form of statecraft. Jared Kushner, investor and founder of Affinity Partners on left with the U.S. president’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff on right in foreground, in Moscow in December 2025. In background is Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund. (Kremlin) By Patrick Lawrence Special to Con
Michael Brenner: Reifying Stupidity (opens the original)
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We are experiencing a global outbreak of stupidity that afflicts political elites disproportionally. The Nitro Circus team perform motorcycle stunts on the South Lawn of the White House ahead of Ultimate Fighting Championship competition on June 13, 2026. (White House / Daniel Torok) Stupidity is a behavioral trait peculiar to humans. Irrational, illogical conduct is contrary to the meeting of fundamental needs. Nothing of the sort is observable among others of nature’s creatures. Why? One, they
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