It’s not online yet, but last night I spent a good half hour reading Condoleeza Rice’s essay on a “New American Realism” in the coming issue of Foreign Affairs. Turns out I needn’t have bothered. This administration has apparently pursued a prudent, modest, appropriate, and effective foreign policy. Indeed, it has followed the only path America could sensibly have walked. If the next president is wise, he will continue on this course.

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.