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Let’s Move On from the Cold War
Posted on July 28, 2016
I wrote one of my most popular blog posts five years ago. I titled it, “Collapse of the Cold War Consensus.” Here is an excerpt: It took a while, but...
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Cleveland and Philly
Posted on July 26, 2016
I am not going to Philadelphia. Cleveland was enough for me. I had fun in Cleveland. It’s a great town. As a convention site, it was perfect. The people were...
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Three Challenges for Hillary Clinton’s Campaign During the Democratic Convention
Posted on July 25, 2016
(Published on WSJ) Democrats are heading into their convention confident that they have the election in the bag as Republicans are still fundamentally, and visibly, divided over their presidential...
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Missed Opportunities
Posted on July 21, 2016
Ted Cruz missed a huge opportunity when he refused to explicitly endorse Donald Trump at the convention last night. But that missed opportunity wasn’t the only one. John Kasich missed...
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Observations of Day One
Posted on July 19, 2016
In many ways, this is a typical convention. The same guys are running the floor operations that have run the operation in conventions past. The same guy who directs the...
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