U.S Politics

Beyond the midterms, the question of indictment

Laurence Claussen

Nov 6, 20228 min read

Beyond the midterms, the question of indictment

With only two days to go, the midterms are currently the center of the American political universe. To many, these elections are the...

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The past is never dead. It's not even past. Russian Nationalism and Ukraine.

Laurence Claussen

Sep 4, 202211 min read

The past is never dead. It's not even past. Russian Nationalism and Ukraine.

In 2018, Serhii Plokhy, Professor of Ukrainian history at Harvard, published Lost Kingdom, an intellectual and cultural history of...

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Indifference and Ignorance: The West's Latin America Policy

Laurence Claussen

Jun 25, 20226 min read

Indifference and Ignorance: The West's Latin America Policy

EARLIER THIS MONTH, the Summit of the Americas took place, hosted by President Biden in Los Angeles. I heard about it through a headline...

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Why should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade? To protect abortion rights.

Laurence Claussen

Jun 10, 20226 min read

Why should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade? To protect abortion rights.

At the outset, I think it’s critical to stress that I am strongly pro-choice. I am in favor of the status quo preserved by Roe v. Wade –...

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Laurence Claussen

Apr 1, 20224 min read

Rewatching The West Wing in 2022

About a month ago I started rewatching The West Wing with my girlfriend, right from the beginning. We have since finished all seven...

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Geopolitical empathy: Ukraine's final lesson?

Laurence Claussen

Jan 29, 20224 min read

Geopolitical empathy: Ukraine's final lesson?

About a month and a half ago, I wrote an article on the crisis in Ukraine. The point of that piece was to sum-up the main lessons of the...

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Perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame: Looking back at American politics

Laurence Claussen

Nov 28, 20216 min read

Perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame: Looking back at American politics

The rarest commodity in American politics is satisfaction. Peaceful contentment is nowhere to be found, not on the right, the left, or...

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Is there such a thing as too much New York Times?

Laurence Claussen

Oct 25, 20214 min read

Is there such a thing as too much New York Times?

The other day I was listening to my usual U.S politics podcast. Specifically, I was listening to an interesting episode about the decline...

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Laurence Claussen

Sep 24, 20214 min read

Nuclear Submarines and Other Stuff

On September 15th, a new strategic and technological pact was agreed between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The...

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Come Back, Shane? A Return to Afghanistan

Laurence Claussen

Aug 20, 20215 min read

Come Back, Shane? A Return to Afghanistan

This week, it seems inappropriate to write about anything other than Afghanistan. The events surrounding the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul...

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China, America, and the Dangerous Path to Autarky

Laurence Claussen

Jun 25, 20214 min read

China, America, and the Dangerous Path to Autarky

International high tech innovation was once a project characterized by optimism and a belief in the possibility of mutual gain. This was...

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Laurence Claussen

Jun 18, 20214 min read

Biden and 21st Century Democracy

In February, at the online Munich Security Conference, President Biden insisted that democracy is at a historic inflection point. In...

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Laurence Claussen

Jun 12, 20214 min read

Political Narrative and Personal Decency: How to Confront our Confederate Past

Adapted from a paper I wrote during Grad School. In May 2017, the then mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu, gave a speech that made him...

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The GOP Civil War and American Democracy

Laurence Claussen

May 15, 20215 min read

The GOP Civil War and American Democracy

In grad school I took a course on public opinion. Through this course I came to appreciate the impossible complexity of explaining...

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Kamala Harris and the Future of the Democratic Party

Laurence Claussen

Apr 25, 20214 min read

Kamala Harris and the Future of the Democratic Party

Months ago, when Candidate Biden picked Kamala Harris as his VP, I felt that it was a mistake. Mind you, I did not think she would hurt...

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