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From meritocracy to plutocracy
Strongmen around the world are increasingly inspired by America’s example
Washington PostJonah Baderauthoritarianism, Supreme Court, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Vietnam, war powers, Watergate, Richard Nixon, Donald Trump, unitary executive theory, illiberal democracy, Democracy
Ukraine is teetering. Why return to a failed policy?
Why Democrats keep flailing
Washington PostJonah BaderDemocrats, government shutdown, Big Government, affordability, New York City, Zohran Mamdani, Florida, Housing, California, New York, Illinois, cities
The lessons Democrats need to learn to win again
Washington PostJonah BaderDemocrats, Donald Trump, Zohran Mamdani, Abigail Spanberger, Mikie Sherrill, populism, Culture, working class, meritocracy, liberalism, Denmark
Trump now plays by China’s rules
Democracy’s crisis of faith
Trump’s approach to Middle East diplomacy won’t work with China
Washington PostJonah BaderGaza, Israel, Hamas, Donald Trump, China, tariffs, Trade, Xi Jinping, Middle East, AUKUS, NATO, India, Research
Five realities about the new Middle East
Washington PostJonah BaderDonald Trump, Israel, Hamas, Gaza, Qatar, Benjamin Netanyahu, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Iran, two-state solution
As America fumbles, China races ahead
Washington PostJonah BaderChina, United Nations, Xi Jinping, tariffs, Africa, solar power, electric cars, batteries, artificial intelligence, Huawei, Harvard
Trump flouts the rules. What happened to our checks and balances?
Washington PostJonah BaderImmigration, checks and balances, populism, Illiberal, illiberal democracy, Constitution, Justice Department, Supreme Court, Democracy, authoritarianism
This polarization is poisonous. But there are partial victories.
Washington PostJonah Baderpolarization, Ronald Reagan, J-D- Vance, Justice Department, Richard Nixon, Culture, Culture Wars, abortion, gay rights, Immigration
Putin’s strategy for Ukraine: Push the bayonet
Pivotal countries are moving away from the U.S. and toward China
Washington PostJonah BaderRussia, North Korea, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, china, Kim Jong Un, India, Turkey, Vietnam, Egypt, Brazil, South Africa, BRICS, tariffs, bolso, Lula, Narendra Modi
Trump’s biggest foreign policy mistake
Washington PostJonah BaderIndia, tariffs, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Narendra Modi, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Quad, Joe Biden, Pakistan
