Lessons Not Learned
Will GOP Elites Finally Admit Iraq War’s Failures?

It’s well past time that Republican elites admitted the hard lessons of the Iraq War.

dynastic succession
House of Clinton Looks to Keep Hope Alive

The Clinton dynasty will not go gentle into that good night.

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2017
Trump and the World

The institutional and principled foreign policy of postwar United States will be replaced by a transactional approach. It is an unstable basis for world order.

RIP TPP?
Many Question Marks over Trump’s Asia Policy

Our allies are nervous. The Trump administration needs to move quickly to establish a clear path for American policy in Asia.

Obama's Legacy
Start-Up Formation at Historic Lows

The health of the start-up sector is one of the most important indicators telling us whether or not we are on the right track. President Trump needs to set this right.

Saudi Sorrows
Riyadh Is Reeling from Bargain Oil Prices

The Saudis are running a budget deficit equivalent to 20 percent of their GDP.

democracy and its discontents
Four Theses on the Electoral College

The case against America’s idiosyncratic election system isn’t as straightforward as you think.

WRM Elsewhere
Thoughts on Trump

Watch WRM share his early thoughts on the coming Trump presidency.

WRM in the WSJ
The Origins of Trump’s Political Movement

Who made Donald Trump president? And what do his supporters want?

Asia's Game of Thrones
Duterte Sets 2022 Deadline for US Troops

The Philippine president now says he wants all foreign troops out by 2022.

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