The Warmonger Rebrand
Rebranding the Department of Defense as the "Department of War" is one more proof of Trump II's bellicose intentions.
Joseph Stieb
Joseph Stieb is an assistant professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of The Regime Change Consensus: Iraq in American Politics, 1990-2003. He is working on a book about conservatives' ideas about terrorism.
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Neon Liberalism #39: An Unsettled Age
The future of the world order is more uncertain than it has been since the fall of the Soviet Union—which is to say, up for grabs. Join Samantha and guest Joe Stieb, assistant professor at UNC Chapel Hill and historian of American foreign policy, as they discuss how the
How the Restraint Movement Lost Its Way
The restraint movement's attachment to Trump has compromised its ability to offer a credible alternative to American foreign policy orthodoxy.
Moyn's Muddle on Ukraine
Moyn makes both historical and moral errors in his analysis, and at times he uncritically adopts Putin’s perspective.