Well, apparently not Abdullah Abdullah. Meanwhile. the second round of Afghan elections–which were called after much US pressure–have been canceled. Yet again the US puts all its eggs in the basket of democratic proceduralism...
Part I here, Part II here. The Obama administration has proposed a very, very narrow objective, which is counterterrorism, and a very maximalist, broad definition of how to achieve it, which extends to counterinsurgency...
George Packer has been digging through books on Vietnam as to what they may tell us about Afghanistan. (George is smart enough to know that actually Vietnam is probably not the best place to...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25I'm guessing you didn't grow up in the synagogue but were fairly secular? I ask because, as someone…
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on Opening Day at the Church of BaseballForgot to add that this would effectively mean that the Sox play without a DH all year, right :-p
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25I always wonder when celebrities do this type of stuff is whether it is out of true belief, a hope t… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Anti-Hamas protest in Gaza: https://www.memri.org/tv/beit-lahia-north-gaza-protest-anti-hamas-releas… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Greenland is one of those places that Trump wants for his real estate empire.
on Opening Day at the Church of BaseballAs a longtime Dodgers fan, I'm eager to see if they've figured out how to break the sport. Might nee… on Opening Day at the Church of BaseballI think it was inevitable -- by now most other sports have some sort of artificial overtime mechanis…
on Signal Controversy Over Houthi Strikes DeepensNorth: consists of the Clintons getting entities to contribute more money to charitable causes If th…
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