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The Road to Neopatrimonialism

By Dan Nexon

On July 23, 2022

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 1: Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., makes remarks during the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol markup in Cannon Building on a ???report recommending that the House of Representatives cite Jeffrey Clark for criminal contempt...

foreign policy

The Neo-Patrimonial National Security State, Part II

By Dan Nexon

On February 22, 2020

Oh, this is just great. When President Trump’s national security adviser, Robert C. O’Brien, convenes meetings with top National Security Council officials at the White House, he sometimes opens by.

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The Neo-Patrimonial National Security State

By Dan Nexon

On February 21, 2020

Another day, another corrupt Trump loyalist gets access to the nation's most important secrets. President Donald Trump’s new acting intelligence director, Richard Grenell, used to do consulting work on behalf.

Imagine a Justice Department, but Staffed Entirely by John Durhams

By Dan Nexon

In democracy

On June 24, 2023

In light of John Durham's continuing efforts to nuke his reputation from orbit, it's worth remembering that his report reeks of bad faith. Durham admits, the first time he cites the “Clinton Plan intelligence,” that it may be total bullshit. The report quotes former Director...

Conservatism

Republican Putinism

By Dan Nexon

On April 5, 2022

I know that there's nothing particularly new about regimes using state power to reward supportive oligarchs and corporations while destroying opponents. But the current "global patrimonial wave" — and its.

democracy , Supreme Court

The Lawlessness of the Supreme Court and the Crisis of Liberalism

By Dan Nexon

On February 8, 2022

Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images I suppose it's fitting that Donald Trump, a lawless president, would saddle the country with a lawless Supreme Court. This isn't merely a matter of.

Countering Corruption

By Dan Nexon

In corruption

On December 7, 2021

The Biden administration recently released the first-ever United States Strategy on Countering Corruption (PDF). I'm not an expert on the technical side of anti-corruption efforts, but my quick read of the document is that it's pretty good. The very fact that it exists in the...

impeachment

Trumpism and the Discourse of Impeachment

By Dan Nexon

On February 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Pro-Trump supporters storm the U.S. Capitol following a rally with President Donald Trump on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Trump supporters gathered in the.

corruption

Virtually Every Trump Pardon is a Disgrace; Even the “Good Ones” are Marred by Arbitrariness

By Dan Nexon

On December 24, 2020

My partner – who has a Masters in Russia-Eurasia Studies and extensive work experience in the Former Soviet Union – announced this morning that she's not reading anything else about.

Voice of America First?

By Dan Nexon

In foreign policy

On July 10, 2020

I've mentioned the VOA before. Yesterday word leaked that the propagandist that Trump put in charge of the VOA plans to let the visas of foreign journalist lapse. In effect, this means that many face persecution, especially those who would have to return to countries...