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Ron Fournier

Ron Fournier
Ron Fournier is the Senior Political Columnist and Editorial Director of National Journal. Prior to joining NJ, he worked at the Associated Press for 20 years, most recently as Washington Bureau Chief. A Detroit native, Fournier began his career in Arkansas, first with the Hot Springs Sentinel-Record and then with the Arkansas Democrat and the AP, where he covered the state legislature and Gov. Bill Clinton.
Policy

How Trump’s Supporters Understand His National Security Views

The Republican nominee's comments to The New York Times are likely to be received very differently by his base than by Washington's elites.

  • Ron Fournier, The Atlantic
Policy

GOP Candidates Try to Scare the Hell Out of America

In Thursday's debate, candidates exploited the nation’s anxieties over national security and Obama.

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Business

How America Can Get Its Mojo Back

National service evangelists hope to inspire a cultural shift among millennials.

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Ideas

A Horrible Day for American Leadership

In response to terror, a petulant president and a xenophobic GOP presidential field.

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Policy

Creating Terror Is Easier Than Fighting It

Obama’s critics are hard-pressed to explain how they would lead a war-weary public against ISIS.

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Policy

Hillary Clinton: Come Clean or Get Out

If Clinton won't say how and why she hid her State Department emails related to national security, why should the public--much less the FBI--believe her on anything?

  • Ron Fournier
Policy

The Proof of the Clintons' Wrongdoing

Her campaign and the media are misreading the scandals.

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Threats

Obama's Careful Dance Around Radical Islam

To not call the attacks in France Islamic extremism whitewashes from public debate an important detail: These terrorists are invoking a great religion to do evil. By Ron Fournier

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Threats

Waging War for Peace at the United Nations

With Wilsonian echoes, a pacifist President Obama tries to rally the world on ISIL, Russia and Ebola. By Ron Fournier

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Policy

The Risks and Rewards of Obama's 'No Ground Troops' Pledge

If the president's motive is politics, both hawks and doves have reason to be worried. By Ron Fournier

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Policy

The Summer of Obama's Caution and America's Discontent

Americans don't seem to like a hawkish president, but they definitely don't like a weak one, either. By Ron Fournier

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
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Threats

Why Benjamin Netanyahu Should Be Very, Very Worried

Israel's future looks more vulnerable than at any point in the 21st century as demographic and social trends are complicating perceptions of the Gaza offensive. By Ron Fournier

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Policy

What's Driving Democrats to Defy Obama on Iran?

Is it domestic politics? Or something else? The stakes are high with the Iran deal, but for some Senate Democrats, apparently not high enough. By Ron Fournier

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Policy

The Beginning of the End for Washington

The political system is broken. What does Washington have to do to get back to work? By Ron Fournier

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal
Policy

Syria Tells You Everything You Need to Know About Barack Obama

The president's policy towards Syria only puts his best and worst attributes on full display. By Ron Fournier

  • Ron Fournier, National Journal