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TURNING THE FASCISM UP TO 11
Trump called for executions and media censorship over the weekend. Make his Republican opponents stand up and choose a side.
David Rothkopf is CEO of The Rothkopf Group, a media company that produces podcasts including Deep State Radio, hosted by Rothkopf. TRG also produces custom podcasts for clients including the United Arab Emirates. He is also the author of many books including Running the World: The Inside Story of the National Security Council and the Architects of American Power, Superclass, Power, Inc., National Insecurity, Great Questions of Tomorrow, and Traitor: A History of Betraying America from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump.
DIPLOMATIC COSPLAY
At the United Nations General Assembly, climate action was ignored and Russia has far too much influence—while U.S. Republicans are still not acting in their country’s interests.
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NOT FLASHY, BUT STRONG
The secretary of state laid out a framework for Biden foreign policy—and the hard work still to be done.
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THE CASE AGAINST MR. X
The world’s richest man scapegoated the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for costing his business money. There’s a word for that.
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TAKE A BREATH
We still face existential threats to our democracy, but the U.S. is far stronger than it was before the pandemic.
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KNOW THE UNKNOWNS
No predictions, but there are a lot of “unknown unknowns” that might radically alter the campaign for president.
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JAIL TO THE (FORMER) CHIEF
When Nixon escaped punishment for his crimes, the people got the message that the president is above the law. We can’t make the same mistake again.
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SHE’S READY
The press has taken too long to notice, but the barrier-breaking vice president has been an accomplished leader and advocate in the Biden administration.
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CHARLIE BROWN, LUCY, AND THE FOOTBALL
President Biden will have to get assurances from Netanyahu and MBS—two of the least trustworthy leaders in the world—to secure a historic diplomatic breakthrough.
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NO SILVER BULLETS
Our system is so broken it will take at least a generation to repair.