Michael Larabee

Editor (mostly) and writer (sometimes). @PostOpinions, and plus other stuff.

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Trump is certain to put himself front and center of the World Cup, @williamfleitch writes. https://t.co/od4ihQTBIh

[Vladimir Kara-Murza @vkaramurza]

World history has shown beyond doubt that the trauma of totalitarian rule, especially if it lasts for decades, cannot be simply ignored. It must be dealt with and overcome in a concerted effort by the state and society.

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[Damir Marusic @dmarusic]

The reason the idea that Trump “has a plan” isn’t comforting is because it sounds like the same dumb shit people said about Iraq.

BTW, it was a *very good* thing that we did not commit to bringing democracy to Venezuela. Avoiding it kept that operation just short of a disaster.

[Anna Núñez @nunez_anna]

EXCLUSIVE: Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon

In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker. Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home.
GIFT ARTICLE https://t.co/pt18P7Kuxt

[Michael Larabee @Michaellarabee]

@TWWight Thanks Tom!

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So after editing approximately nine million columns, I wrote one. Here it is at The Renovator, Danielle Allen’s indispensable Substack on reforming and repairing our democracy … https://t.co/hPY2X8Xvdw

[Karen Tumulty @ktumulty]

There have been several of them today, plus an editorial.

[Damir Marusic @dmarusic]

For the Saturday morning USA crowd, my impressions from Kyiv about the Trump peace plan. It’s a shock for Ukraine, but if there’s room in there to work out more of the security guarantees, it’s not the betrayal that far too many are screaming about. 1/x

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The latest from @ccolemanmedia: For actual Horse Girls, this trend can’t end soon enough https://t.co/y7YcOXbHf4

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Let the natural experiment in Democratic governance begin, @adamlashinsky writes. https://t.co/6XxYk5bTrr

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The smorgasbord of sports and the passion it will incite among fans led us to wonder: What is America’s best sports city?

@GregBishopSI, @meridak, @DavidVonDrehle, Melissa Isaacson, @dnick12, @williamfleitch, @davelevinthal, Julie Kliegman weigh in: https://t.co/lR61i8Hefz

[James Hohmann @jameshohmann]

The Keystone Kops come for James Comey. https://t.co/cR4BII1hLa

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"The saddest irony is the exploitation of [Charlie] Kirk, who advocated for free speech and died practicing it, as a pretext for censorship."

The latest from Robert Corn-Revere of @TheFIREorg: https://t.co/ckUTRfhYfX

[Scott Nover @ScottNover]

Business Insider yanked 40 essays with suspect bylines. A ⁦@washingtonpost⁩ probe into these mass retractions found key links between the bogus writer “Margaux Blanchard” and another individual, suggesting a broader scheme. Here’s what I found: https://t.co/QbkxMO5FFK

[James Hohmann @jameshohmann]

New op-ed for The Washington Post: https://t.co/7QSTolitGI

[Scott Lincicome @scottlincicome]

Yep. One of many risks I pointed out in my new WaPo column:

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In #PostLetters: Public broadcasting is for MAGA, too https://t.co/nDCuWUvi25

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

I wrote this with @Kasparov63 years ago:

"Moving forward, the West should do more to facilitate a massive Russian brain drain. Democratic countries should make it easier to accept Russian immigrants with technological expertise through a variety of residency and economic incentives. Europe and the United States must also make it easier for political and media opponents to Putin’s regime to immigrate, to help further divide Putin from the Russian people."

The sanctions against Russia still have holes. Here’s how to plug them. https://t.co/OfaaoQFtaA

[James Hohmann @jameshohmann]

Soft power for a tough world https://t.co/BFqDfb2Xla

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The Epstein files: What’s Trump’s best move?

@pbump, @jameshohmann and @asymmetricinfo discuss:
https://t.co/XF72fp4eTD