The mysterious case of the president’s dysfunctionality on the day the U.S. was attacked
National Security
Posted inTAP
Progressives and the Afghanistan Debacle
Today on TAP: We shouldn’t try to whitewash this pullout
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Unheeded Dissent Cable
The White House only heard about an urgent warning of Afghanistan’s collapse after reading news reports.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Futility of Military ‘Solutions’
Reflecting on what Biden gets right and wrong, and the lessons for Iranian diplomacy
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Investigator: Sen. Carl Levin (1934–2021)
The anti-kleptocracy campaigns of the Michigan lawmaker were ahead of their time.
Posted inBooks
Lawful Carnage
Scholar Samuel Moyn and journalist Spencer Ackerman consider the inherent contradictions of the endless war on terrorism.
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Truth About Intervening Powers in the Middle East
And the title ‘biggest meddler’ goes to … the UAE, not Iran.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Holding Electricity for Ransom
The electric grid is a prime target for hackers, but the private companies that dominate the sector often put dollar signs before cyber sense.
Posted inAmerica and the World
With the Iraq Withdrawal, U.S. Wars Expand
All the ways Biden isn’t ending the forever wars
Posted inAmerica and the World
Biden Can Do Better Than Trump’s China Policy
Great-power competition was never great.
