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The World Through the Eyes of a National Security Reporter: An Interview with John Hudson
John Hudson is a national security reporter at The Washington Post, focusing on the State Department and diplomacy. He previously worked...
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Apr 30, 202111 min read


Nation-Building at Gunpoint: How American Hubris Failed Afghanistan
Heavily guarded by steel-anchored concrete walls, the American embassy in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, symbolizes a striking ground...
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Apr 17, 20194 min read


A “Green New Deal” Failed in Washington. What Should Democrats do Now?
The phrase “Green New Deal” has been thrown around a lot as Democrats prepare to take back the House of Representatives for the first...
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Dec 12, 20186 min read


The House that Madison Built
At one point during the 2016 presidential election, 95 percent of Republicans believed that Washington and the American political system...
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Apr 30, 20175 min read


Gridlock in Washington
Every morning, for six weeks this summer, I made the short walk from Union Station in Washington, DC to the Hart Senate Office Building,...
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Oct 12, 20146 min read
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