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Five Things No One Asked About the Impeachment — But Should Have 0
- Foreign Policy, Front Page, Political Opinion
- December 5, 2019
The impeachment proceedings against President Trump have fueled all manner of conjecture regarding the proper discharge of foreign policy, hidden motives behind both Trump’s phone call and the ensuing investigation, and everything from the dead-cat bounce of the Mueller Report to the Kurdish policy shift. But there are a number of questions that, while they should be asked,
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Alexander Hamilton, the Other Tariff Man Who Created a Mess 0
- Foreign Policy, Front Page, Political Opinion
- December 5, 2019
One of the many unsettling features of Donald Trump is his deep-seated antipathy to the time-honored doctrine of free trade. Even as early as 2016, Trump devoted a substantial portion of his Republican Convention speech calling for the adoption of protectionist tariffs and other trade restrictions against “any country that cheats.” He proceeded to blame NAFTA for
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Impeachment Inquiry Continues to Highlight Trump’s Chaotic Foreign Policy 0
- Front Page, Headline News, Political Opinion
- November 19, 2019
Among the many revelations of the impeachment inquiry is the Trump administration’s troubling communications strategy regarding foreign policy. The public is gaining increased knowledge of what some charitably call an “irregular channel” of communication through the president’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani. According to the former National Security Council’s head of Europe and Russia, Tim
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Trust But Verify: Trump’s Anti-War Rhetoric Will Only Help Him If He Follows Through 0
- 2020 Presidential Race, Front Page, Headline News, Political Opinion, War & Peace
- October 11, 2019
Over the past week, Trump has made an anti-war, or at least ‘anti-endless war’ sentiment a central focus of his messaging. He’s talked about wasted American dollars and wasted American lives. He’s at least hinted at the possibility of troop withdrawals (as opposed to merely re-positioning troops within the countries they’re already deployed in). These
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Lindsey Graham Attacks “Obama-libertarian Foreign Policy”0
- Foreign Policy, Front Page, Political Opinion
- October 8, 2019
“The Obama-libertarian foreign policy does not make America safe. If ignoring radical Islam made America safe, there would NOT have been a 9/11.” –Lindsey Graham today on Twitter The Obama-libertarian foreign policy does not make America safe. If ignoring radical Islam made America safe, there would NOT have been a 9/11. — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC)
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NeoCon Hawk Down: Trump Fires Bolton 0
- Front Page, Headline News, Political Opinion
- September 10, 2019
President Trump announced on Tuesday that he asked for John Bolton’s resignation Monday night and Bolton complied this morning. “I informed John Bolton last night that his services are no longer needed at the White House. I disagreed strongly with many of his suggestions, as did others in the Administration, and therefore…I asked John for
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