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Trump’s Iran Debacle and the Authoritarian Turn Against the Press
How a politically desperate deal gave way to retaliation against those who exposed it
Graham Baughman
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Trump Went to War—and Now Americans Are Paying for It
From the Strait of Hormuz to higher prices and fewer services at home.
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The Cosmic Con: When "Transparency" Becomes Distraction
Aliens.Gov and the politics of spectacle in a moment of crisis
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Iran Is Weaponizing Energy — Welcome to the New Economic Normal
How asymmetric energy shocks exposed the fragility of a globalized economy
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The Energy Crisis Is Worse Than You Think
Why This Could Be Worse Than the 1973 Oil Crisis
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Why the Strait of Hormuz Isn’t a Short‑Term Problem
Trump threatens allies and enemies alike to force the strait open, but it isn't that simple.
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No, Trump Didn’t Close the Border
Why enforcement theater has replaced actual immigration policy
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The “Free Speech” Administration Is Cancelling the Press
How regulatory power is being used to punish dissent
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Trump Was Tricked Into a War With Iran
Why Obama and Biden resisted—and Trump Didn't
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Sounding the Alarm: Why the War in Iran Is More Dangerous Than We’re Being Told
How Impulsive Escalation, Weakened Institutions, and Downplayed Risks Leave Americans Exposed at Home
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Trump Thinks He’s Found the “One Weird Trick” of Foreign Policy
Trump seems genuinely convinced that everyone else lacked the courage or the wisdom to decapitate hostile regimes. That was never the case.
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Who Is Steering American Foreign Policy? Trump, Netanyahu, and Congress’s Great Abdication
How Congress Abandoned War Powers—and How Trump Followed Netanyahu’s Lead