Nixon’s final years as president sucked for Nixon. As the Watergate scandal intensified, the president can hardly be blamed for having reached for a drink. But apparently, the situation was so bad that when Nixon fell victim to growing bouts of insomnia and fits of drunken rage, some Washington insiders started taking bets on when […]
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The general stood on the battlefield before his army. He was draped in lion skin with a club in hand. Under a beaming sun touched by the shadows of his 100 thousand men, enemy troops could be forgiven for mistaking him as Hercules incarnate. His men outnumbered 3 to 1 — the general, already celebrated in song as a six-time Olympic…
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Editor’s Note: This story comes to us from Alex Bell, Senior Policy Director at the Center…
After writing our article on women of color in national security, we met with Bishop Garrison who wrote a…
On the 29th of November 2017, the reality of justice and defiance mirrored fantasy in the Balkans. The…
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Hillary Clinton had to lose. Donald Trump did America a favor. May we never stop thanking her for her…
Less is more. Clarity and brevity rule. Except when it comes to explaining what I do for a living. Having…