But when it comes to this year’s election, Hillary Clinton may be the more authentically “Republican” candidate—even in the Kremlin’s eyes.

Trump understands what the classic demagogues of the 20th century understood: namely, that in a democracy it is possible to gain millions of votes by appealing to the worst in people.

The commentariat spends a lot of time talking about Donald Trump—time that might be better spent listening to the people who are voting for him.

The Democratic nominee deserves credit for challenging the typical Boomer-progressive consensus on this issue.

Who needs expertise, when you have the “art of the deal”?

She was from Mars. He was from Venus.

It’s easy to blame a revisionist Russia for the teetering of the liberal democratic order. It’s harder to repair our institutions so that they can resist it.

Despite historic left-wing agitation during the Obama years, the 2016 Democratic ticket is more moderate than the last one.

Could it be that Putin’s threat to liberty and decency is bringing Americans together?

The following statement was drafted by Ali Wyne, a security fellow with the Truman National Security Project. All of the signatories have signed in their personal capacities. Those who wish to add their names to this statement should contact Ali at awyne@alum.mit.edu.