Viewpoints
Transatlantic Tribulations
Without the US, European Defense Will Fall to Pieces

The Transatlantic relationship remains the bedrock of the European project. Pretending otherwise feeds into a dangerous and self-fulfilling prophecy.

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Political Order
Parliament Over Presidents

Parliamentary democracies are generally more efficient than presidential ones because the executive and legislative branches are fused.

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From Shame to War
Trump on a Rampage

History will judge Trump as harshly for his betrayal of the Kurds as it has the apostles of “peace in our time.”

Sleazy Playbook Redux
How the Press Can Avoid Playing Trump’s Game

One of the lessons of the 2016 campaign should be more serious questions from reporters—not fewer.

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Origins of Racism
The Banality of Bigotry

Trump’s blatant bigotry makes it easy to cast racists as loud, obnoxious villains who need to be named and shamed. But the most pernicious forms of racism today are systemic, not individual.

A Letter from the Editor and Publisher
A Time of Crisis

As our country convulses, a message from TAI’s leadership.

Dumbing Down
Sovereignty Is No Solution

Conservatives used to have a deep appreciation for the fundamental complexity of human societies and thus abhorred simplistic solutions. Their recent fetishization of “sovereignty” as a cure-all is a betrayal of their tradition.

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creative destruction
The Carnival We Need

Contemporary millennial culture has more than enough transgression. What it lacks is transgression in the service of transcendence.

Not Just Sports
Sometimes a Game Is Not Just a Game

As Charles Krauthammer argued a decade ago, “Decline is a choice.” We must not let the U.S. basketball team get beaten at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo.

Tautologies
A New Alliance to Nowhere

France and Germany’s “Alliance for Multilateralism” is pure posturing.

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