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A Literary Lament
The End of an Era
Michael Mandelbaum

This May marked the loss of four masterful men of letters—men with no obvious successors, whose careers would be all but impossible today.

 Published: 2018-07-20 12:48:37
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NATO R.I.P.?
Plainting by the Numbers
Adam Garfinkle

We are clearly at the end of an era. Making or missing spurious military spending targets has nothing to do with it.

 Published: 2018-07-18 16:16:58
 
Maintaining a Balance
Politics and Control
Dalibor Rohac

The parallels between the migrant crisis and Hurricane Katrina are worth thinking about.

 Published: 2018-07-16 09:08:10
 
Roll Call
Silence from the Party
Larry Diamond

When will Republicans stand up to Trump’s foreign policy blundering?

 Published: 2018-07-13 10:40:23
 
Civil Society
Service, Please!
David Blankenhorn

Why the Colorado baker and the Red Hen owner both did the wrong thing.

 Published: 2018-07-11 09:00:53
 
Print & Pixels
Not Quite the Big Picture
Martha Bayles

A new book on the changing face of Hollywood is smarter on commerce than on culture.  

 Published: 2018-07-10 09:58:16
 
Trump's SCOTUS Pick
Contempt of Court
Richard Thompson Ford

Conservatives’ hardball tactics in moving the Supreme Court rightward could undercut its most important asset.

 Published: 2018-07-09 12:29:28
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The “Libya Model”

So exactly what “Libya Model” did John Bolton have in mind?

 Published: May 18, 2018
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Trumpist populism could easily linger longer than most people readily assume.

 Published: Feb 09, 2018
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It is my pleasure to welcome you to this blog about the issues and challenges confronting democracy at home and abroad.

 Published: Oct 30, 2017
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