An Election in History

We now inhabit a populist democracy, as Obama the candidate understood well.

The Man in the Black Cape

Randolph Bourne’s warnings of how war feeds the state reverberate still.

Forging a New Shield

Charting a Goldwater-Nichols-scale reform for the U.S. interagency process.

Toolbox: Advice for the Advisor

Memo to the National Security Advisor: Learn from your predecessors.

Close It Down

Should we shut down the World Bank: Yes, it’s been marginal at best and a bust all along at worst.

Irrational (Democratic) Exuberance

Mere enthusiasm does not a successful government make.

The Obama Stimulus Plan

In his op-ed piece of last Sunday’s Washington Post, Larry Summers underscored that the Obama administration’s fiscal stimulus package is being designed not only to create “jobs and incomes essential for recovery,” but also to make “a down payment on our nation’s long-term financial health.” He illustrates this point by noting the importance of investments […]

Samuel Huntington, 1927-2008

It is with great sadness that I note the passing on Christmas eve of Samuel Huntington, long-time teacher, friend, and editorial board member of The American Interest.  I knew Huntington from my final year in graduate school at Harvard, when he had just returned from service in the Carter administration to the Government Department.  He […]

Samuel Huntington, 1927-2008

It is with great sadness that I note the passing on Christmas eve of Samuel Huntington, long-time teacher, friend, and editorial board member of The American Interest. I knew Huntington from my final year in graduate school at Harvard, when he had just returned from service in the Carter administration to the Government Department. He […]

The Madoff Ponzi

It is difficult not to wonder about this. When I discuss the matter with my friends, the inevitable point is made that it is really hard to spend $50 billion dollars, even over a 10-15 year period. So where did it all go and what does this have to do with our fiscal deficit? My […]

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