Michael Cohen on politics, domestic and foreign
A weekly column on US politics and foreign policy by Century Foundation fellow, author and speechwriter Michael Cohen
Obama's not-another-cold-war vision: don't hate the players – play the game
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Is he a realist? An internationalist? Maybe his foreign policy can be both, while throwing Putin shade and hugging Europe
The NRA's surgeon general warning: a reminder of gun control's scarlet letter
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Dr Vivek Murthy believes what most Americans believe. But the only
thing that stops a good guy against guns is the gun lobby
A dirty little secret of US foreign policy on Crimea: there's not much we can do
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: What the hell are the pundits and experts even arguing about? They’re arguing in circles around Obama’s very limited options
Don't listen to Obama's Ukraine critics: he's not 'losing' – and it's not his fight
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: The ‘do something’ pundits rear their heads. Just like they did on Iraq, Afghanistan and every other crisis of US ‘credibility’
Despite 'historic' cuts, the US will still have 450,000 active-duty soldiers
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: The Pentagon is able to maintain a bloated and extravagant military force even when the US faces no actual security threats
Bibi's grand delusion: 'no' is not going to get us anywhere on Iran - or anything
Michael Cohen in JerusalemMichael Cohen: The uncompromising worldview of Binyamin Netanyahu diminishes his influence in Israel and the US. Will he wake up?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg should do all liberals a favor and retire now
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: The longer Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer wait to retire, the more likely a GOP president will pick their supreme court successors
James Clapper might as well be called director of US fearmongering
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: There are real threats to the US, but Clapper should be able to talk about them in sober, evidence-based, non-hysterical terms
Cory Remsburg is a hero – and a symbol of America's terrible decisions
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Have the costs borne by Remsburg or the nearly 1,700 who died in Afghanistan since Obama took office made America safer?
Richard Sherman's immature gloating shows he's not ready for sport stardom
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Sherman wasn't just trash-talking his opponents, he kicked them while they were down and rubbed salt in their wounds
There's reason for optimism on Arab-Israeli peace
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Never before have the historical forces been so well-aligned for the achievement of a final deal. But, of course, we're not there yet
Chris Christie was a ticking time bomb as a politician. It was only a matter of time before he blew up
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: The bridge scandal is just one of many instances where Christie couldn't control his temper. He lacks discipline for higher office
A full-scale GOP civil war? Here's what I got wrong in 2013
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Pundits often get away with making wrong predictions. I'm taking a step for responsibility and saying where I missed the mark
And the winner is… a look back at a dramatic 2013 in US politics
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Edward Snowden is America's person of the year if there ever was one, but don't count President Obama out yet
Homeland isn't just bad TV, it peddles the worst lies about US foreign policy
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Suspension of disbelief is standard issue Hollywood. But Homeland makes unrealistic international relations an art form
A year after Newtown, America's gun carnage continues with no end in sight
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Slate calculated that the US death toll from gun violence since Newtown is more than 33,000. When will we wake up?
While Karzai might be a pain in the you know what, he's got a point
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: From day one there has been little thought given by this White House to what happens after America leaves Afghanistan
Israel kicks its most important ally in the shins over Iran nuclear deal
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Netanyahu has not only weakened his leverage with the United States, he's weakened it with the other members of the P5+1
Calling the Obamacare rollout the president's 'Katrina moment' is absurd
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Katrina killed 1,800 people, and it didn't end Bush's presidency. Obama's big problems are House Republicans and the economy
Frenemies: the US-Israel relationship gets rocky over Iran and peace talks
Michael CohenMichael Cohen: Israeli PM Netanyahu is actively calling on American Jews to challenge the US government. It's a bold – and bad – move
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