Essays
New World Order
Ukraine Reckons With Trump

Will Trump’s election and a surge of fighting in the east put Ukraine’s leaders in a deal-making mood with Russia? Don’t count on it.

Authoritarianism
The Red Style in American Politics

What do Donald Trump and the Daily Worker have in common?

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The Ties That Bind
Donald Trump and the War for Raqqa

The Trump Administration faces some of the same dilemmas as did the Obama Administration in Syria.

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Religious Freedom
From Mormon Polygamy to the LGBT Community

Americans were sexually innovative long before the ’60s—just consider the Mormons.

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Trump and the IC
The Costs of Ignoring Intelligence

Donald Trump isn’t the first President to have a contentious relationship with the intelligence community.

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Trump's Executive Order
The Refugee Ban and the Holocaust

The foreign policy failures of the Obama years are father to Trump’s callous treatment of refugees.

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Remaking Government
Civil Service Reform: Reassert the President’s Constitutional Authority

The civil service, once the elixir to ensure good government, has become a cancer killing good government.

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Running Risks
Weak States: When Should We Worry?

The U.S. government must do a better job anticipating the ways crises and conflicts in weak states can spread far and wide.

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Foreign Policy
U.S.-Africa Policy: Recommendations for President Trump

An open memorandum to President Trump on retaining the U.S. leadership role in Africa and remaining competitive with China.

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Liberalism
Thinking about Islamic Modesty on Martin Luther King Day

There is an old European culture that may be a resource for dialogue about Islamic modesty: the cult of chivalry.

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