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July 26, 2024
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Annie Berke
Fly Me to the Moon
’s Failure to Launch
The space rom-com with Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum doesn’t know what it wants to be.
February 14, 2023
Magazine
Samuel Moyn
Robert Kagan and Interventionism’s Big Reboot
He fell from favor after the disaster of the Iraq War. But he was always biding his time.
March 17, 2022
Magazine
Parker Richards
Make America Good Again
The United States is neither uniquely great nor uniquely evil. Understanding this reality is the chief prerequisite for changing the country for the better.
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April 1, 2020
Ian Beacock
Germany Gets It
While leaders in the U.S., U.K., and France spout nationalist rhetoric, Angela Merkel has emphasized core democratic values in response to the coronavirus.
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