Niall Ferguson
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"Sometimes events are beyond a new president’s control. Sometimes they are unforced errors of his own making. But presidents don’t simply make history. Often, history comes at them fast."https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/artic
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Very important piece by Kurt Campbell and Rush Joshi, who will be driving Asia strategy on Biden's NSC: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2021-01-12/how-america-can-shore-asian-order. “A strategy for the Indo-Paci
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Today's scenes in the Capitol are a disgrace. The organizers and perpetrators of this banana republic coup attempt must be prosecuted and punished. Any politician who does not unequivocally condemn
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Must-read instant history of the pandemic by @lawrence_wright:https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/01/04/the-plague-year The quote that sticks with me is from Matt Pottinger on "the fading art of leadership.” It’s not a failure
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