President Obama’s trip to Argentina meant more than you might think.
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Posted inBooks, Economy, January/February 2016, Magazine
Fear and Loathing in Athens
The corruption and incompetence of Greece is real. So is the crushing indifference of its European overlords.
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, September/October 2015
The Sharpest Spear
The extraordinary rise of America’s special operations forces.
Posted inGovernment, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
The Hungary Games
How Hillary Clinton and her diplomats kept authoritarianism at bay in eastern Europe.
Posted inEconomy, June/July/August 2015, Magazine
Ancient Greece’s Middle-Out Strategy
There’s not much doubt that the central issue of the 2016 elections will be wage stagnation and the shrinking middle class. Liberals have been itching for this fight for years, of course. But even conservatives are sounding like economic populists these days—Republicans “are and should be the party of the 47 percent,” declared Senator Ted […]
Posted inGovernment, January/February 2015, Magazine
Is a Grand Strategy for America Even Possible?
Three of our finest flag officers attempt to offer unifying visions for the United States, but run aground on the same political polarization that flummoxes everything else.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, November/December 2014
Laura of Arabia
When Yemen fell into chaos, most foreign correspondents were kept out. The only reliable news came from a few intrepid young Western freelancers who spoke the language, lived like locals, and managed to stay in the country.
Posted inBooks, Magazine, September/October 2014
A Tale of Two Zionists
The terms of the contemporary divide over Israel’s identity were laid out nearly a century ago by two fiery journalists, Vladimir Jabotinsky and Abraham Cahan.
Posted inBooks, Government, Magazine, March/April/May 2014
Broken Promised Land
Truman’s quick recognition of Israel was tragic, dysfunctional, and quintessentially American.
Posted inEconomy, January/February 2014, Magazine
The Disneyfication of Tibet
How tourism has become a tool of occupation.
