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Woodrow Wilson and the birth of American Propaganda
Books

Woodrow Wilson and the birth of American Propaganda

John Maxwell Hamilton’s book documents early attempts to sway and manipulate U.S. public opinion.

Nicholas J. Cull
Calm down, Europe

Calm down, Europe

The EU can still be made to work.

Dalibor Roháč
Islam and Laïcité
Books

Islam and Laïcité

Two books help us understand French democracy’s grappling with secularism and religion.

Patrick Chamorel
“We Had No Idea The Government Would Open Fire”

“We Had No Idea The Government Would Open Fire”

On the anniversary of Tiananmen, Sophia Vahanvaty and Jeffrey Gedmin interview pro-democracy advocate, scholar, and former political prisoner Jianli Yang on China’s long and bloody road to democracy.

Jianli Yang, Sophia Vahanvaty, Jeffrey Gedmin
Captain America Passes the Torch
On Screen

Captain America Passes the Torch

There’s a large, redemptive territory for us between Woke and Hang Mike Pence.

Mike Fox
Putin’s Climate Envoy Should Be Persona Non Grata

Putin’s Climate Envoy Should Be Persona Non Grata

He’s no climate expert, but he’s a champion when it comes to repression.

Toomas Hendrik Ilves, David J. Kramer
As Democracy Goes, So Goes Climate
Policy Memo

As Democracy Goes, So Goes Climate

Working on the climate problem requires working on the undemocratic regimes that exacerbate it.

Daniel Twining, Patrick Quirk
Defining Defense Down

Defining Defense Down

Contributing editor Gary J. Schmitt has read the Biden budget, and updates his assessment of our defense needs and gaps.

Gary J. Schmitt