Author: BooMan

The Washington Monthly and Me

Nicholas Lemann’s inaugural column at Tilting at Windmills is packed full of food for thought. It’s of particular interest to me because working at the Washington Monthly has compelled me to consider the...

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The Washington Monthly and Me

Nicholas Lemann’s inaugural column at Tilting at Windmills is packed full of food for thought. It’s of particular interest to me because working at the Washington Monthly has compelled me to consider the...

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The Washington Monthly and Me

Nicholas Lemann’s inaugural column at Tilting at Windmills is packed full of food for thought. It’s of particular interest to me because working at the Washington Monthly has compelled me to consider the...

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Casual Observation

Iraq is finally beginning to produce the oil that the Bush-Cheney administration thought they would when they made the decision to invade back in early 2001. It’s a good thing, too, because Libya isn’t producing up...

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Yes, Kissinger, But…

There is nothing in Henry Kissinger’s advice for handling the crisis in Ukraine that I disagree with, but I think it’s incomplete. He explains the historical, sectarian, ethnic, linguistic, and regional issues very...

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