David Klion

@DavidKlion

David Klion is a Brooklyn-based writer for various publications. He is working on a book about the legacy of neoconservatism.

Ross Perot prior to an address to the Economic Club of Detroit.

Did the Early 1990s Break American Politics? Did the Early 1990s Break American Politics?

In When The Clock Broke, John Ganz offers a whirlwind tour of the cranks, conservatives, and con artists who helped remake the American right at the turn of the 21st century.

Jul 29, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hugs US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport on October 18, 2023.

The Lifelong Incoherence of Biden’s Israel Strategy The Lifelong Incoherence of Biden’s Israel Strategy

The president’s muddled policy course in the Middle East is angering voters across the political spectrum—and it could usher Trump back into the White House.

Jun 19, 2024 / David Klion

How Did Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Go So Off Course?

How Did Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Go So Off Course? How Did Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Go So Off Course?

The president set out to chart a more pacific and humane foreign policy after the Trump years but at some point he and his team of advisers lost the plot.

Apr 9, 2024 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

Jonathan Glazer holds an Oscars statuette

Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders Hit Dogs Holler: What the Backlash Against Jonathan Glazer Says About Israel’s Defenders

The Zone of Interest was never a film of purely historical relevance. But when the director made that obvious in his Oscar acceptance, supporters of Israel’s war in Gaza erupted.

Mar 22, 2024 / David Klion

Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) speaks to reporters in front of the West Wing after meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House on August 30, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

People Are Urging Bernie Sanders to Back a Gaza Cease-Fire. Here’s Why He Hasn't. People Are Urging Bernie Sanders to Back a Gaza Cease-Fire. Here’s Why He Hasn't.

Sanders has insisted on supporting a “humanitarian pause” instead of a cease-fire. To understand why, you have to look at his personal history.

Nov 3, 2023 / David Klion

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Joe Biden walk to the Oval Office of the White House September 21, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same Memo to Biden: Israel and Ukraine Are Not the Same

In linking two very different wars, Biden undermines Ukraine’s moral and legal case for sovereignty.

Nov 1, 2023 / David Klion

Liberties: A Magazine in Revolt Against the New

Liberties: A Magazine in Revolt Against the New Liberties: A Magazine in Revolt Against the New

Tolerance, rigor, open-mindedness, and a willingness to countenance doubt and contradiction apparently are all values the magazine champions in theory but tends to ignore in pract...

Oct 2, 2023 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

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Should NATO Exist? Should NATO Exist?

David Klion argues that NATO’s function now is to contain a war, while Chase Madar writes that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows that the US’s European allies are capable of defen...

Apr 15, 2022 / The Debate / David Klion and Chase Madar

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Letters From the March 21/28, 2022, Issue Letters From the March 21/28, 2022, Issue

Holding to account… 

Mar 8, 2022 / Our Readers, Vijay Prashad, and David Klion

Norman Mailer Wasn’t Canceled

Norman Mailer Wasn’t Canceled Norman Mailer Wasn’t Canceled

What’s most striking about the Mailer contretemps is how it embodies so many aspects of the current discourse around cancel culture and free speech.

Feb 2, 2022 / Books & the Arts / David Klion

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