WASHINGTON
Theodore Schleifer
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March 8, 2022
Thiel’s Hard Pitch & Obama’s Secret Meeting
The latest inside reporting on Thiel’s political maneuvering, Obama’s private visit with Laurene’s Emerson Collective, an intriguing idea from Eric Schmidt’s team, and Yuri Milner’s Russia statement.
Tina Nguyen
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March 7, 2022
The G.O.P.’s New Trump-Putin Headache
As Russia’s iron curtain descends on Ukraine, the Republican base is torn between Tucker Carlson's isolationism, Trump’s Putin idolatry, and the gun-toting, “Red Dawn” fantasy of Zelensky’s heroic, Alamo-esque stand.
Julia Ioffe
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March 3, 2022
Europe’s 9/11
The unitary response from Europe has caught Americans off guard. But the invasion of Ukraine has touched a raw nerve on the continent, where the traumas of World War II are still keenly felt. Is the possibility of an “off-ramp” just a delusion of the always-optimistic American mind?
Julia Ioffe
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February 28, 2022
“The Image of Putin Has Broken”
The view from the ground in Kyiv, where the national resistance is growing, and rumors of a Russian kill list hang in the air.
Julia Ioffe
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February 24, 2022
Putin’s New Iron Curtain
Putin’s deranged, cynical invasion evidences his profound intellectual discontinuity: why must Russia start a new war when its leader really just wants to fight the past?
Theodore Schleifer
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February 22, 2022
Steve Jobs’ Heir Imagines His Post-Pelosi Future
Reed Jobs, the well-liked millennial son of Laurene Powell Jobs and the late Steve Jobs, has privately talked about a political run, including for Nancy Pelosi’s seat if it opens. It may herald the dawn of a new era: Society is currently being remade by a group of super-billionaires. Pretty soon, their kids will take over.
Julia Ioffe
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February 22, 2022
Will Putin Get His World War III?
Either way, foreign policy experts in D.C. are already discussing how this crisis could forever reshape the region—and the world.
Julia Ioffe
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February 18, 2022
Putin’s Quasi War Begins
Are we witnessing the outbreak of war in Ukraine? It certainly looks that way. But as with everything involving Putin, nothing is as it seems.
Julia Ioffe
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February 15, 2022
Putin on the Brink… of What, Exactly?
War? No war? War tomorrow? It looks like Biden has boxed Putin into a trap of his own bizarre design.
Peter Hamby
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February 15, 2022
Biden’s Covid Curse
Despite the evolving science and improved realities on the ground, Democrats are struggling to relinquish the identity politics surrounding their own Covid-era precautions. Is it too late for the party to “pivot to normalcy”?
Tina Nguyen
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February 11, 2022
Rogan, Pence & The Closing of the Conservative Mind
The Republican Party would love to talk more about Joe Rogan, and less about January 6. If only Donald Trump would let them.
Julia Ioffe
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February 10, 2022
War and Peace: The View from Moscow
A candid conversation with Dr. Andrey Sushentsov, a prominent Russian political scientist, about how Putin views the West—and what the Ukraine crisis is really about.
Theodore Schleifer
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February 8, 2022
The Pelosi Nepotism Succession Question
With Republicans expected to retake the House in November, could Pelosi’s congressional seat become a family dynasty? Plus: Zuckerberg loses Thiel, Melinda goes rogue (or not), and Silicon Valley discovers diversity.
Julia Ioffe
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February 3, 2022
Putin’s Pickle
Vladimir Putin’s stance on Ukraine has started to shape-shift. Is he positioning himself for retreat? Five thoughts on the crisis behind the crisis.
Theodore Schleifer
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February 1, 2022
The Thiel Index
A potentially definitive, highly unscientific analysis of who has the most political juice right now in Silicon Valley.
Tina Nguyen
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January 31, 2022
The Trump Sidekicks Rehab Tour
Reading the tea leaves on the political futures of Pence, DeSantis, and Pompeo. Plus, decoding the G.O.P.’s Kid Rock fantasy.
Julia Ioffe
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January 25, 2022
Inside the Biden-Putin Chess Match
Notes on a crazy 36 hours, brinkmanship, Ted Cruz, and a bewildered Ukrainian premier.