Notes on Globalism

MAGA’s deepening delusions are a political opportunity

Why Steve Bannon's recent Economist interview was oddly reassuring

24 hrs ago • 

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September 2025

Trump’s pretend realpolitik

How America Firstism shrinks the United States' sphere of influence

Sep 3 • 

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August 2025

The true cost of Trump’s war on foreign aid

The Trump administration's wanton destruction of foreign aid infrastructure may be irreparable

Aug 26 • 

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May 2025

The real reason Trump's tax bill is 'historic'

Trump has single-handedly shoved the United States to the brink of economic calamity

May 30 • 

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Trump has already discredited protectionism

Trump's pointless and destructive tariffs demonstrate the value of free trade

May 16 • 

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Trump and America's crisis of trust

How Trump exploits and cultivates distrust to increase his power

May 7 • 

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April 2025

Trump's reality check in Ukraine

There has been no art of the deal in the war Trump promised to end in 24 hours

Apr 23 • 

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The battle lines over democracy

Why are they so much easier for our enemies to see?

Apr 2 • 

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March 2025

Bracing for the postliberal international order

Do critics of the liberal international order have any alternatives in mind?

Mar 11 • 

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January 2025

Biden’s preemptive pardons would be a political disaster

A historic expansion of an already-vast executive power would undermine the rule of law and the opposition to Trump

Jan 18 • 

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Trump's self-interest could prevent him from abandoning Ukraine

A Russian victory in Ukraine would be a political disaster for Trump

Jan 14 • 

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December 2024

Decline is still a choice

And Americans made their decision on November 5

Dec 12, 2024 • 

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