Latest articles by James Poulos
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Can Africa save the West?
opinion The case for a Western pivot to Africa
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Turkey, Trump, and the dangerous politics of disorder
opinion On the lessons of Turkey's ragged coup
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How the politics of meaning failed us
opinion For the blighted segment of the population now sowing "senseless violence" with such gut-twisting regularity, the personal politics of meaning has become a cruel parody
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Hillary Clinton's 'get out of jail free card' is everything that's wrong with America
opinion America deserves better than the cynicism and dishonor of Hillary Clinton
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Europe's Turkey problem is much worse than Europe's Brexit problem
opinion On the monstrous attacks at Istanbul's airport
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Where the Trump-Brexit comparisons break down
opinion Brexit won. That doesn't mean Donald will, too.
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Dumping Donald Trump would no longer be a coup. It's just common sense.
opinion Donald Trump's failure as a candidate is the salvation Republicans are searching for
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Obama's ISIS failure
opinion A more definitive, aggressive, and immediate strategy against the Islamic State would offer Americans a point of unity, resolve, and agency that's conspicuously lacking elsewhere
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Why the West needs a more united Europe
opinion Europe's need for real unity exceeds the EU's feeble powers
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The contemptuous certainty of Barack Obama
opinion The president has all but wrecked Democrats' credibility on foreign policy. Can Hillary Clinton salvage it?
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Why the GOP should fear a moderate Donald Trump
opinion Trump is clearly going to run to Hillary's left in November. What a mess...
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The unbearable sameness of Hillary
opinion The scripted visage, the rehearsed content, the done-to-death tone — no matter how novel and exciting it is to see a woman elected president, Clinton is the opposite of new and exciting
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Hillary Clinton has a Wall Street problem. So does America.
opinion The legitimacy of both parties, and the regime they represent together, won't survive another administration that doesn't deliver any systemic reforms demanded by economic populists
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Why I'm rooting for a Ted Cruz-Bernie Sanders general election
opinion We could all do a lot worse this year. And we probably will.
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Why Karl Rove is rooting for a brokered convention
opinion And why real conservatives ought to be rooting against Rove
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What would it take to keep the West safe from terrorism?
opinion Even tightening border security, increasing surveillance, enacting sweeping legal changes, and mandating intelligence sharing can only do so much
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This is what Obama should have said about Brussels
opinion His short remarks were entirely inadequate. The world needs to hear some hard truths about what causes terror.
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Will Marco Rubio team up with Ted Cruz now?
opinion Yes, it sounds crazy. But this is a crazy election.
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How the GOP debate rammed home Republicans' terrible choice
opinion Is this it?
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How the Democratic debate revealed some deep truths about the politics of revolution
opinion Bernie Sanders insists that America needs "a political revolution." But the bulk of Democrats seem to prefer a canny operator with intimate knowledge of America's political system.
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Can the big political parties harness the energy of their populist insurgencies?
opinion It sure doesn't seem like it...
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The real lesson of Ted Cruz's Super Saturday? Marco Rubio is a horrible failure.
opinion Ted Cruz is surging. Marco Rubio is over.
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The latest GOP debate was a nasty, bawdy affair. But things could be worse.
opinion Don't freak out. We're still a long way from the death of the Republic.
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Will the GOP establishment line up behind Ted Cruz now?
opinion The widely loathed GOP senator may be the party's only hope against Donald Trump
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