I should know. I’m one of them.
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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King Trump
The impeachment inquiry is testing us: Do we live in a nation of laws or a nation of men?
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How Trump Has Made Himself Vulnerable in Florida
His failed Latin American policy could tip the scales where he needs votes the most.
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How Women and Children Bear the Brunt of War’s Brutality
Consider the case of Baghdadi’s killing.
Posted inMagazine, November/December 2019
The Liberal Reagan You Never Hear About
He wasn’t the ideologically pure conservative Republicans make him out to be.
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Our Beasts of Burden
Have we gone too far in using animals to do our dirty work?
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Trump’s Four Horsemen
The president is unleashing autocrats to create a Middle East apocalypse.
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The Blob (and Everyone Else) vs. Trump
The president’s betrayal of the Kurds has aligned Washington’s foreign policy community.
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The Plot Against American Global Leadership
Trump doesn’t want a smart foreign policy. He wants to build a nativist political movement at home.
