
2011
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Putin
Nobody and nothing will stop Russia on the road to strengthening democracy and ensuring human rights and freedoms. Ten years…
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Ex-
At visceral moments that I turn to my seatmate… Over the holidays, which were solace in name alone, I learned…
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Dirty-for-dirty
Norman Rockwell is dead… An uncomfortable truth underlies America’s debate over political rage in the aftermath of a congressional assassination…
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The rhino
“Are you crazy! I’m enjoying myself.” Whatever woe ultimately befalls Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, assuming such a fate lies…
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Borrowed time
Mubarak is governing on borrowed time. Today’s North Africa bears a striking resemblance to obsolete South America, where for most…
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Enthrall me
Allen Funt’s “Candid Camera”: The naked I. Since a September day changed its landscape, American media has come to crave…

Essays
A collection of writings spanning 2004 to 2025, originally published in The American Magazine.











