No, it has not been a failure, as most coverage would have you think. The administration and military have already accomplished far more than the punditry class recognizes.
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Posted inFeatured, June 1975, Magazine
Leaving Vietnam: The One Man We Remembered
In April 1975, Americans didn’t want to think about the Vietnamese friends we left behind.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Afghan Friends We Leave Behind
For loyalty to U.S. troops, translators and others shouldn’t pay with their lives.
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What I Learned Teaching Students In Vietnam
Call it closing-the-distance learning. Thanks to guest lecturers like Joy Reid and Margaret Carlson, I saw how shared understanding bridges the Washington-Hanoi divide.
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Beyond Our Crises at Home, A Dangerous World Looms
Jobs, pandemics, peace: Foreign policy is increasingly important to everyday life in the United States. The candidates should understand that.
Posted inFeatured, Political Animal, Politics
The Only Place In the World Not Yet Rocked By the Virus
Antarctica may look barren, but it is free of the disease—for now.
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There’s No Way Trump Didn’t Know About the Russian Bounties
I worked at the State Department for decades. The president’s story doesn’t pass the laugh test.
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Netanyahu Wants to Annex the West Bank. Will Joe Biden Stop Him?
The Democratic nominee needs to be clear: the move would come with real consequences if he’s elected.
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What’s the Biden Doctrine?
It’s about time he put forward a vision for America’s role in a post-Trump world.
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America’s Big China Mistake
Globalization has failed to make the country more democratic. It’s time for a different approach.
