The U.S. intelligence community is not a “deep state” conspiracy. It is a political faction, clad in official secrecy, and protected by general friendly media coverage. The intelligence community loathes and fears President Trump for his ignorance, his flouting of the traditional policymaking process, and now his desire to get control of U.S. intelligence agencies,...
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Mass Shootings Should Make Us Rethink ‘National Security’
After the El Paso massacre, the idea that white nationalist terrorism is a threat to U.S. national security is the new normal. Even President Trump felt obliged to mouth a bromide about white supremacy. Outside of Trumpland, a new sort of consensus is taking hold. Bernie Sanders calls for “redirecting federal resources to address this...
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Bernie Sanders: End Disastrous Wars
On The Campaign Trail: The gruff socialist from Vermont is the quintessential Washington outsider a radical reformer. Along with his foreign policy adviser Matt Duss, he says the 2020 election is an opportunity to “reconceptualize” the global order. In his 2016 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sanders avoided issues of war and peace. Now...
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Bernie Sanders Puts a Socialist Spin on Dwight Eisenhower
When it comes to war, peace and the secret agencies, Sen. Bernie Sanders didn’t have much to say in the 2016 campaign. Running against Hillary Clinton, Sanders focused almost exclusively on domestic issues. When pressed on foreign policy, he generally repeated a talking point and pivoted back to domestic issues. No more. Now Sanders, with...