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Jordan Michael Smith

Jordan Michael Smith has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post.

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August 23, 2021
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Twenty Years After 9/11, Are We Any Smarter?
Our foreign policy wise people responded to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks by embracing belligerence. What, if anything, have they learned?
August 12, 2021
The Soapbox
Democracy Promotion Doesn’t Work Anymore
Biden is convening a Summit for Democracy among friendly nations in December. It will only make China and Russia more hostile.
November 8, 2017
The Gross Inequality of Organ Transplants in America
There’s a nationwide organ shortage, but how long patients wait for a transplant can depend on how much money they have.
July 8, 2015
An Unpopular Man
Norman Finkelstein was a rock star of the pro-Palestinian movement. Then he came out against BDS.
June 23, 2015
Does Hillary Really Believe in the Hillary Doctrine?
September 22, 2014
Want to Be Happy? Stop Being So Cheap!
An interview with the authors of an enormous new study of generosity
December 6, 2013
All the Terrible Things Republicans Used to Say About Nelson Mandela
Reaganites called him a terrorist and a phony
November 19, 2013
Meet the Offensive, Adulterous Toronto Mayor Who Paved the Way for Rob Ford
February 8, 2013
Where DNA Doesn't Count
Will Kentucky finally give non-death row prisoners the right to test old evidence?
February 4, 2012
Wonk Rock: Why Do So Many of Washington DC’s Politicos Play in Bands?
September 24, 2009
Canadian Attack on Downtown DC Foiled

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