Latest articles by James Poulos
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China's digital nightmare
The Explainer How China's authoritarian rulers exploit digital technology to consolidate their power
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America's failure in Afghanistan is going to be worse than Vietnam
opinion Trump is absolutely right to be furious over America's losing war effort
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The hard truths of Mosul's 'liberation'
opinion But is the war against Islamists lost?
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Righteous tweeting is a dumb way to combat gun violence
opinion Stop howling about gun violence on the internet. Take real action in real life.
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Will cable news punditry die with Roger Ailes?
opinion Internet killed the cable news star
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Trump's first 100 days were not a failure. Far from it.
opinion He didn't usher in apocalyptic disaster — just a new kind of politics
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The trouble with Emmanuel Macron
opinion The West's mushy middle is giddily cheering the French centrist's presidential prospects. Sad!
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Trump, Syria, and the messy middle
opinion How Trump's ideological void could help America in Syria
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The dos and don'ts of protesting Trump
opinion Millions of Americans are protesting Trump. Many of them are doing it wrong.
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Donald Trump's inaugural address was great
opinion Can his presidency measure up?
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The global benefits of Trump's swagger
opinion Here's why Trumpism is better than zombie Obamaism
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The first postmodern political assassination
opinion In a Turkish assassination, the West sees its frightening future
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Please take us to Mars, President Trump
opinion Want to make Earth great again? Go to Mars.
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The silver lining of Russia's quest to dominate Europe
opinion At least it will prevent Donald Trump for getting too cozy with Moscow
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Democrats need to get religion
opinion It might help them understand that identity politics aren't always the answer
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Peter Thiel's brilliant bet
opinion It's time to give Peter Thiel a little credit
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How Alexis de Tocqueville predicted the alt-right — almost 200 years ago
opinion He warned us that democracy can turn against freedom
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Why the VP debate was all offense and no defense
opinion Both VP candidates seemed intent on trashing their opponent's boss instead of defending their own
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The first presidential debate was a bonfire of the inanities
opinion It was a high-stakes battle. It was a perfunctory farce. It probably changed nothing.
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How pop culture co-opted politics
opinion Here's the real lesson of Colin Kaepernick's national anthem protest
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Why Donald Trump's Mexico-Arizona trip helps his campaign
opinion Admit it: He looked plausibly presidential standing next to Mexico's Enrique Peña Nieto
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The hidden message in Trump's terrorism speech
opinion His policies point to only one impossible solution: An alliance with Russia.
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How American nationalism can coexist with globalism
opinion They needn't be mutually exclusive philosophies
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We should have listened to Mitt Romney about Russia
opinion They laughed when he declared Russia our "number one geopolitical foe." Who's laughing now?
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