Mark Copelovitch
@mcopelov.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science & Public Affairs & Director of European Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison. International political economy, international relations, & international finance. 🇺🇸 & 🇪🇺 politics & economic policy. Tradeoffs in everything.
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There is one striking incoherence in the text: the document is all about America first.
But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”.
If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.
But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”.
If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.
December 5, 2025 at 11:17 AM
There is one striking incoherence in the text: the document is all about America first.
But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”.
If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.
But the very same document lists America’s “network of alliances” & “unmatched softpower” as assets, and speaks about “collective defence”.
If the US does what it describes in the doc, it will lose all that.
Sigh. It was magnificent.
December 7, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Sigh. It was magnificent.
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Meanwhile, the NYT's erstwhile Presidential Age Correspondent: why do all these bloodthirsty warmongers keep running foreign policy for Donald the Dove just because Trump nominated them and Republican senators confirmed them to do exactly what they're doing now?
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Meanwhile, the NYT's erstwhile Presidential Age Correspondent: why do all these bloodthirsty warmongers keep running foreign policy for Donald the Dove just because Trump nominated them and Republican senators confirmed them to do exactly what they're doing now?
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Today in “Marginal income & wealth taxes are too low & this poses an existential threat to the Republic”
December 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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