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About Daniel Larison
Daniel Larison is a senior editor at TAC, where he also keeps a solo blog. He has been published in the New York Times Book Review, Dallas Morning News, Orthodox Life, Front Porch Republic, The American Scene, and Culture11, and is a columnist for The Week. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Chicago, and resides in Dallas. Follow him on Twitter.
U.S. Intervention in Syria Will Create More Regional Instability, Not Less
Gen. Keane and Danielle Pletka imagine worst-case scenarios for Syria without U.S. …
Syria Peace Conference Already in Trouble
John Hudson reports that next month’s proposed Syrian peace conference has run …
Walt and Liberal Interventionists
Dan Drezner didn’t like Walt’s “liberal imperialism” list: What is it that …
The Magical Power of “Signaling”
Max Boot was optimistic yesterday that the Foreign Relations Committee could send …
Rand Paul and the Menendez-Corker Bill to Arm Syrian Rebels
John Hudson reports on Rand Paul’s reaction to the Foreign Relations Committee’s …
The Cult of “Resolve” and Iran
Matt Duss warns against the dangerous appeal of Iran hawks’ simplistic arguments: …
Rand Paul and the CFR
Jacob Heilbrunn gives Rand Paul some advice that is likely to be …
What Do Syria Hawks Want?
Reviewing the effect of the Iraq war on the Syria debate, Nikolas …
The Limits of U.S. Influence
Fred Hiatt concludes his latest column on Obama’s foreign policy with this …
Reagan, Hawk or Dove?
His foreign policy wasn’t what you think—and may not matter today.
The “Isolationist” Label Obscures and Misleads, and That’s the Point of the Using It (II)
Jacob Heilbrunn dismisses Bret Stephens’ latest: The extent to which Obama is …
Non-Interventionist Blowback?
Syria hawks have lately been falling back on an argument that echoes …
The Flawed Comparison Between Syria and Rwanda
Greg Scoblete also rejects comparisons between Rwanda and Syria: Now, unlike Rwanda, …
The Folly of a Syrian War
My new column for The Week on Syria is online: Like the …
Crocker on Syria
Josh Rogin reports on the former U.S. diplomats that are wary of …
Destabilizing Syria in the Name of Stability
Rebeccah Heinrichs’ demand for more meddling in Syria is wonderfully incoherent: The …
Salter’s “Reset” Revisionism
Mark Salter rewrites the history of the 2000s: His mistaken assumption that …
When In Doubt, Just Make Things Up
More Pulitzer-worthy commentary from Bret Stephens: These are the sorts of views—isolationist …
“Doing Something” Usually Means Killing More People
Peter Beinart gets this half-right: I understand the impulse for America to …
The “Do Something” Caucus
The Los Angeles Times reports that members of Congress are attention-seeking opportunists: …
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