Andrew McCormick
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Media AnalysisFebruary 24, 2021
Journalists and the Looming Superstorm of Climate Disinformation
With climate action on the table, disinformation is poised to get louder. What should journalists do about it?
Andrew McCormick
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Foreign PolicyFebruary 5, 2021
What Biden’s Agenda Can Mean for Oppressed Uighurs
The administration’s pivot to a values-based foreign policy promises an overdue sharpening of America’s response to China’s rights abuses.
Andrew McCormick
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January 20, 2021
On the Streets of D.C., How the Biden Presidency Began
The presidential transition was marked by small crowds, empty streets, and, finally, a collective sigh of relief.
Andrew McCormick
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CongressJanuary 14, 2021
The Capitol, Fortified
One week on from Trump’s riot, heavy fencing surrounds the Capitol complex and a swath of Washington is locked down tight.
Andrew McCormick
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CongressJanuary 7, 2021
Madness on Capitol Hill
Part insurrection, part happy hour, Trump supporters lost their minds, and I watched a man urinate on the Capitol steps. The nation, ashamed, was left to mourn.
Andrew McCormick
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Media AnalysisJanuary 6, 2021
A New Year’s Resolution: Climate Journalism to Match the Crisis
With climate action finally on the table, journalists must redouble their commitment to the climate story.
Mark Hertsgaard and Andrew McCormick
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Foreign PolicyDecember 11, 2020
Don’t Cheer Trump’s 11th-Hour Troop Withdrawals
Yes, drawdowns of American forces abroad are overdue—but the president’s latest orders serve his interests, not the country’s.
Andrew McCormick
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Election 2020November 13, 2020
Donald Trump Has Never Understood the Military—and He’s Not Going to Be Able to Co-opt It for a Coup
He can consolidate power in the Pentagon, but the military men and women I know aren’t going to subvert democracy.
Andrew McCormick
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Election 2020October 29, 2020
The World Is Burning, but the Political Press Insists It’s a Horse Race
Strong questions in the final debate handed the political press a golden opportunity to talk about climate change. They blew it.
Mark Hertsgaard and Andrew McCormick
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Civil UnrestOctober 6, 2020
How America Turned on Itself
Amid talk of “civil war,” it’s impossible to imagine the violence of this moment in the absence of America’s forever wars abroad.
Andrew McCormick