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Markos Kounalakis
Kounalakis, the Monthly's publisher and president emeritus, is California’s Second Gentleman and a Hoover Institution visiting fellow researching democracy and geopolitics. Follow him on Instagram, @markoskounalakis.
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The Cost of Trump’s Obama Hatred
The president is wasting one of the country’s most valuable assets: the wisdom of his predecessor.
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Chinese News Organizations In the U.S. Are Really Spy Agencies
How one of America’s biggest adversaries is taking advantage of our open society.
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Catch Them If You Can
How wanted criminals are hopping the globe and finding ways to escape justice.
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Why Autocrats Are Starting to Ditch Trump and Embrace China
More and more nations are rejecting the president’s foreign policy puffery.
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Fall Guys Keeping Getting Punished for the Offenses of the Powerful
From the Trump administration to Tehran, the guilty aren’t being held accountable.
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The Ugly History of the Super Bowl Teams’ Mascots
Before there was the NFL, there were real 49ers who fought against actual chiefs.
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Why Democracies Are in Decline
It’s getting and harder and harder to maintain an informed electorate.
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Meghan Markle for President!
No, seriously. She should skip Canada and come make a difference in American politics.
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How USMCA Could Revitalize the Mexican Economy
Times are changing—and so are U.S.-Mexico border politics.
