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The Washington Spectator
Nonprofit and reader-supported, the Spectator reports from the ground on the excesses of the public and private sectors that distort our politics and undermine democracy. Each … More
Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Wallerstein, Senior Research Scholar at Yale University, is the author of The Decline of American Power: The U.S. in a Chaotic World (New Press). Professor Wallerstein … More
Richard Bulliet
Richard Bulliet is Professor of Middle East History at Columbia University. He writes about Muslim religious politics in both the contemporary world and in earlier periods of … More
Rami G. Khouri
Rami George Khouri is an internationally syndicated political columnist and book author. He was the first director, and is now a senior fellow, at the Issam Fares Institute for … More
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Withdrawing troops: The impossible choices
It was I believe Colin Powell who said that sending in troops in a dispute was easy, but extracting them almost impossible. The present situation in the Middle East illustrates … More
Shoshana Zuboff, “Once we searched Google. Now it searches us”
July 2016, a gruelling afternoon. David had directed hours of insurance testimony in a New Jersey courtroom where a power surge had knocked out the air conditioning system. Finally … More
The Desperate mr. trump, or Trump says he matters
Donald Trump is using all his rhetorical skills to keep everyone’s eyes focused on him and on him alone. He is trying so hard precisely because it is increasingly evident to most … More
Thomas Frank, “McGurk resignation reflects wider administration disarray”
WASHINGTON – The government of US President Donald Trump fell into chaos as another top administration official resigned over Syria, large parts of the federal government closed … More
Understanding Syria today is not baseball…or is it?
BOSTON — The announced abrupt U.S. withdrawal from Syria has sparked widespread speculation about what we might expect next, with most U.S.-based analysts emphasizing the “who wins … More
Many ugly lessons from the U.S. departure from Syria
NEW YORK — The United States’ announcement that its troops will leave Syria as soon as possible marks one more important stage in the recent evolution of strategic and diplomatic … More