‘There’s a Lot of New Ground for Democrats to Fight Over’: A Q&A With Ben Rhodes

The former Obama speechwriter and deputy national-security adviser discusses the future of foreign policy and the Democratic party.  

David Klion

Ben Rhodes and the Crisis of Liberal Foreign Policy

Obama and his speechwriter and national-security adviser set out to break from the foreign-policy establishment; instead, they found themselves absorbed by it.

David Klion

American Officials Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen

Under international law, Washington—during both the Obama and Trump administrations—has been a co-belligerent with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Mohamad Bazzi

Donald Trump’s Flight 93 Doctrine

This might be the most self-defeating approach ever adopted by a modern American president.

John Feffer

The Obama Center Leaves Chicago Communities In Its Shadow

The Obama Foundation is back selling hope and change to big-name donors, but this time, Chicago’s South Side residents aren’t all buying it.

LeAlan M. Jones

Obama Envy

Calvin Trillin

Claudia Gómez González Wasn’t Killed by a Rogue Border Agent—She Was Killed by a Rogue Agency

It is time to rein in Customs and Border Protection by demanding accountability and transparency.

Daniel Altschuler and Natalia Aristizabal

Who Is Responsible for the New US-Russian Cold War?

A discussion of the Stephen F. Cohen–Michael McFaul debate.

Stephen F. Cohen

The First Black Presidential Couple in the National Portrait Gallery—and the First Black Presidential Portrait Artists

Rujeko Hockley, an assistant curator at the Whitney, reflects on the importance of the works by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald.

Collier Meyerson

The American Bipartisan Policy Establishment Declares Its ‘Second Cold War’ vs. Russia After Years of Denying It

The most influential US foreign-policy membership society has issued a report affirming the new Cold War and its eagerness to fight it.

Stephen F. Cohen