Peter Beinart

A decade or two ago, opposing NATO expansion to Ukraine was a position espoused by pillars of the American establishment. What happened?

The return of the disease reflects historical amnesia, declining faith in institutions, and a lack of concern for the public good.

Russian electoral interference has renewed the temptation for American leaders to do the same.

Democrats don’t think America lives up to liberal democratic ideals. Republicans don’t think Americans need to.

Many of the assumptions that guided America’s march to conflict in 2003 still dominate American foreign policy today.   

If Dwight Eisenhower or Ronald Reagan were transported to 2017, they would be shocked that the United States is considering an attack on North Korea.

The notion that Donald Trump can convert a large swath of white, blue-collar Democrats is a fantasy. They don’t exist.