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Despite the handwringing angst of global leaders, the returning Trump Administration has the potential to accomplish something far more balanced and lasting in the Middle East: to ultimately bring to life the dream of a more peaceful and prosperous future for the entire region, benefitting Muslims and Jews alike. Here are three specific areas where Trump’s return could help advance a much-needed, new vision for stability in the Middle East and usher in a new era of peace and prosperity in the region.

Big tech brands like Google, Apple, Microsoft and Meta have all unleashed tech that they describe as artificial intelligence. Soon, the companies say, we’ll all be using artificial intelligence to write emails, generate images and summarize articles. But who asked for any of this in the first place? Judging from the feedback I get from readers of this column, lots of people outside the tech industry remain uninterested in AI — and are increasingly frustrated with how difficult it has become to ignore.

Two years ago, the FBI raided Donald Trump’s home to retrieve government records he had refused to return, including hundreds containing classified information. The indictment that followed alleged the former President had left classified information laying around next to a toilet and stacked on a ballroom stage. Now Trump is poised to be briefed once again on the country’s secrets to prepare him to take the reins of government on Jan.

From the moment Donald Trump’s victory was apparent, much of the right-wing media began labeling the traditional mainstream media the biggest loser of the election. The funny thing is, a lot of mainstream media agrees. Since the election, the progressive mainstream media has spent a lot of time flagellating itself for not offering a stronger counter argument to Trump, while the right wing media rails against the mainstream media for flagellating Trump.

Donald Trump may only be president for another four years, but the impacts of his administration on public health could be catastrophic for a long time to come. While we don’t know exactly what will happen, there’s no doubt the next four years could see attempts to curtail the authority and autonomy of federal health agencies like the U.

Although the President of the United States is the most scrutinized person on the planet, myopia invariably sets in as we assess them in real time. Often our impressions are dominated by the caricatures we’re served up in the media—a bumbling Gerald Ford, hapless Jimmy Carter, intellectually feeble Ronald Reagan, inept George W.