Michael Mandelbaum, an editorial board member of American Purpose, is Christian A. Herter Professor Emeritus of American Foreign Policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a member of the editorial board of American Purpose. He is the author of many books on foreign policy, including most recently The Four Ages of American Foreign Policy: Weak Power, Great Power, Superpower, Hyperpower (2022).
The Friends and Foes of Democracy in Israel
Both sides in the extraordinarily divisive conflict over judicial reform claim to be defending democracy. Only one is correct.
Raymond Chandler: An American Classic
Ninety years ago the literary career of one of America’s greatest writers of popular, and distinctively American, fiction began.
India's Failure
The lack of jobs in sufficient numbers and of adequate quality for India’s 1.4 billion people stands as the world’s largest democracy’s greatest failure.
Why Were We in Iraq?
A new book clarifies the reasons for the decision of the George W. Bush Administration to go to war in Iraq while raising ultimately unanswerable but unavoidable questions about foreign policy.
The Two Faces of J. Edgar Hoover
The long-serving director of the FBI both abused his authority and created a model federal agency.
Henry Kissinger at 100
The former secretary of state has had a distinguished public career, one well worth remembering on his one hundredth birthday.
Can Baseball Survive the Computer Age?
America’s most conservative team sport is instituting significant changes in an effort to sustain its popular appeal.
Four Who Made History
A new book explores the four unusual people who formed the heart of Franklin D. Roosevelt's historic presidency.
