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The Situation: Unilateral Disarmament in the Information Wars
It’s easy to understand why Trump is destroying Voice of America. -
The Situation: The Full-Scale Situation Two Months In
How is it going? -
The Situation: In Praise of Ruth Marcus
The Washington Post’s latest self-inflicted wound -
How to Win a War Against Reality
A review of Steve Benen, “Ministry of Truth: Democracy, Reality, and the Republicans’ War on the Recent Past” (Harper Collins, 2024) and Jason Stanley, “Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to ... -
The Situation: A List
Make of it what you will. -
Ukraine: The Past, Present, and Future of Russian Disinformation
Russian malign influence operations have changed their tactics in recent years. But their message has stayed the same: Abandon Ukraine. -
The Rise and Fall of America’s Response to Foreign Election Meddling
The administration is dismantling U.S. capacity against foreign interference despite the urgency of the work being done. -
The Situation: What America Stands for Now
Great powers keep what they can grab. And smaller powers suck it up. -
Executive Order on ‘Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies’
The order expands presidential oversight of agencies and asserts “authoritative interpretation” of executive branch law by the president. -
Are the Courts Up to the Situation?
The institutional challenges to pushback from the judiciary. -
How Far Will Campaign Finance Deregulation Go?
A review of Ann Southworth, “Big Money Unleashed: The Campaign to Deregulate Election Spending” (University of Chicago Press, 2022). -
Elon Musk Weaponizes the Government
The billionaire is turning the U.S. government’s own strategy against itself.
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