He’s deploying economic weapons against friend and foe alike. Americans will end up paying the price.
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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