America in 2018
Starbucks and the Swimming Pool

Of course racism still exists in today’s America. But that doesn’t mean the emerging orthodoxy on racism is a healthy corrective.

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Checks and Balances
America’s Political Stress Test

The Trump presidency is testing the resilience of our democratic system. How are we holding up?

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Election Eve
Pakistan 2018: A Space Odyssey

How space aliens, donkeys, and sex scandals are hot button topics around national elections in Pakistan.

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The New Left Review
What Is Millennial Socialism?

This is not your parents’ Left. And you’d better believe they’ll leave a mark.

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Yellow Journalism
Only a Pawn in Their Game

Seymour Hersh’s memoir reveals not a fearless reporter but a useful idiot: a man who spent a lifetime channeling faulty intelligence in a game of intrigue he did not understand.

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Transatlantic Tribulations
Europe’s Political Stasis

Today what passes for governance in Europe is crisis management, with an admixture of wishful thinking.

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The Helsinki Summit Fallout
Ukraine Thrown Under the Bus?

Notwithstanding some positive moves, the Trump Administration is letting Putin write the script on Ukraine. It needs to seize the initiative against Putin and reassure Ukraine.

Prepare for the Worst
Getting Ready for 2020

Trump opponents need to plan now for the chaos that is likely to envelop the next presidential elections. There is not a minute to waste.

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At the Movies
The Bad Faith of First Reformed

For all its arthouse pretensions, Paul Schrader’s latest provides a clichéd Hollywood treatment of faith: all doubt and agony, no joy or grace.

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The French Connection
Multiculturalism and the World Cup

Why American liberals celebrating the French team’s “Africanness” are making common cause with Jean-Marie Le Pen.

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