Robert Kagan Sticks to His Guns

Nearly two decades after getting Iraq wrong, the foreign policy scholar wonders why Americans have lost their mettle.
Andrew J. Bacevich February 23, 2021

Blogs

Rod Dreher

‘How God Becomes Real’

Anthropologist T.M. Luhrmann's new book explores the mechanisms of enchantment
Rod Dreher February 23, 2021

Podcasts

Right Now: An Interview with Robert D. Kaplan, Plus the Ongoing Lincoln Project Revelations

Kaplan's new biography of Bob Gersony depicts an eccentric humanitarian.
TAC Staff February 17, 2021

Taking a Break

Micah Mattix February 12, 2021

Latest

Give Dealmaking Another Try

The Biden Administration has the chance to start building a better relationship with Iran.
Peter Van Buren February 23, 2021

Ethiopia’s Looming Insurgency 

Ethiopia could be falling apart as its stalwart ally the U.S. remains entangled and distracted.  
James Jeffrey February 22, 2021

Tom Cotton Further Positions Himself as Trump’s Heir

The hawkish young senator lavished praise on Trump's handling of China in a new report, and vowed to build on it. Perhaps he'll get the chance.
Curt Mills February 22, 2021

Howling in Unison

A new book detailing the psychic conflicts in the Soviet Writers' Union is a cautionary tale as much as a remarkable history.
Gary Saul Morson February 22, 2021

Lessons for COVID From the Cold in Texas

it is important to remind people that the perennial American virtue of responsibility and action is still within our grasp.
Brian Jones February 22, 2021

Looking Back to Our Realist Past

A long view of history shows that there are other options for American grand strategy besides unending deep engagement.
Michael C. Desch February 20, 2021

On Writing Around Censors 

The New York Times’s treatment of Slate Star Codex is a reminder of the many ends to which we write.
Micah Meadowcroft February 20, 2021

Washington Helped ‘Liberate’ Egypt. Today It’s an Authoritarian Dystopia

Yet we still keep funding the repressive Sisi regime. Why?
Doug Bandow February 19, 2021

The ‘Toolkit’ Greta Thunberg Tried to Hide

Liberal NGOs are ramping up their international meddling now that Trump is gone, starting with India.
Helen Andrews February 19, 2021

How America Fostered The World’s Best Freight Rail System

1980 deregulation via the Staggers Rail Act lowered prices, improved safety, and caused usage to skyrocket.
Scott Beyer and Ethan Finlan February 19, 2021

Berkshire Hathaway’s Pipeline Payday

Is Warren Buffett cashing in on Biden's Keystone cancellation? Fact-checkers say no, but the truth is not so simple.
Declan Leary February 19, 2021

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