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Early Edition: August 14, 2020
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I Resigned from U.S. Government After My Own Leaders Began to Act Like the Autocrats I Analyzed
I have seen up close the president’s disdain for democratic values, and recent events should be put in the context of a continuous slide toward authoritarianism.... Each day,…

The Senate Created a Playbook to Counter Foreign Influence. Then it Did the Opposite.
"Disinformation about disinformation is in itself, of course, a form of disinformation, and makes our ability to identify, expose, and explain it much more difficult. Likewise,…

The OSCE: A Bulwark Against Authoritarianism
On the 45th anniversary of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, don't abandon it by leaving its crucial institutions without leadership.

Early Edition: August 13, 2020
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Lebanon’s Peace Cartel is Irredeemable – How Donors Choose to Help Can Tip the Scales
Who controls aid matters for the immediate disaster response and for the leverage of those who have suffered the disaster against those who enabled it.

In the Battle for the ERA, Global Constitutionalism and State Sovereignty
To reflect a generation of global constitutional developments on sex equality, have a democratic national conversation in Congress.

Supreme Court’s Trump v. Mazars Ruling Gave Attorney-Client Privilege a Boost in Congress
The decision gives executive branch officials and private parties greater ability to resist subpoenas on traditional common law privilege grounds.

Early Edition: August 12, 2020
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US Court Skirmishes Over Deadline’s Validity Leave ERA in Limbo
Questions of timing, rescissions, certification, and the authority of the courts and Congress stall the Equal Rights Amendment.

How Sen. Ron Johnson’s Investigation Became an Enabler of Russian Disinformation: Part I
"There are three channels of Russian disinformation that have apparently affected Sen. Johnson’s Ukraine-related investigations."

Immigration Maximalism at the Supreme Court
"The approach taken in these important cases is the opposite of 'minimalism,' and they provide important lessons for the long-term agenda of the Roberts Court."