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I thought I was beyond shockable, but this week has been profoundly shocking for me. I spent the bulk of my adult life on the right-wing side of things, generally rooting for the Republican Party, because I thought that party best served America. People like Sarah Palin and Donald Trump chased me out of the Republican orbit (gradually and then all at once), but I have still held out the hope that my many friends on the right are kind of like an occupied country. They have to mouth the Trumpian prejudices to survive in this era, but somewhere deep inside, the party of Reagan still lives in thei...

The US has struggled with a congenital defect – its addiction to wars. The cackle of American think tanks and corporate media are clamoring for a delusional hot war against China. The narrative against China can only be described as psychological projection.

Government action may not be able to stop slipping public confidence in the economy.

But the United States vowed to continue targeting Iran-backed militias linked to the deadly Jan. 28 drone strike.

Hal Brands repeats a very popular lie about U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East: Every recent president gets their Middle Eastern war, whether they want it or not. Since Ronald Reagan’s time, each administration has engaged in at least one significant military conflict in the region. Even presidents who…