Ideas
Without More Tests, America Can’t Reopen
And to make matters worse, we’re testing the wrong people.
Ideas
We Need an Atlantic Charter for the Post-Coronavirus Era
This moment presents a once-in-a-century opportunity for American leaders to wrest a better future.
Threats
Inside the Wild Final Week of the Acting Navy Secretary
How it all fell apart for Thomas Modly in seven days that included a two-plane, 50-hour trip to chastise a fired skipper to his sailors aboard a COVID-stricken aircraft carrier.
Ideas
A New Statistic Reveals Why America’s Coronavirus Numbers Are Flat
Few figures tell you anything useful about how COVID-19 has spread through the U.S. Here’s one that does.
Business
The Owner’s Manual for Trump’s New Air Force One Cost $84 Million
The Air Force quietly announced that Boeing’s manuals for Trump’s new $5.3 billion presidential jets are a bit pricier than your average automobile-repair guides.
Policy
Pentagon IG: We Can’t Rule Out White House Influence on JEDI Award
A 300-page investigation reveals multiple ethics violations and a refusal by Defense Department General Counsel to let senior officials comment on communications with the White House.
Ideas
Don't Be Fooled. Trump’s Cuts to WHO Aren’t About the Coronavirus
Republicans have been hating on international organizations for decades. This is just a convenient excuse to take another shot, and it harms American security.
Ideas
The Coronavirus Shows How US ‘Diplomacy’ Is Anything But
Absolutist, America-first approaches isolate us and make us less safe.
Ideas
The US Should Help Iran Get the Coronavirus Under Control
Easing sanctions will help confront a global pandemic and win back some goodwill from ordinary beleaguered Iranians.
Policy
Republicans Seek to Punish China for Coronavirus as Trump Waffles
“Having the relationship I have with China is a good thing,” Trump says. But Republicans say China needs to “pay a price.”
Ideas
Trump Doesn't Know How to Safely Reopen the Country. Here Are 3 Ways to Do It
The president isn't talking about America's need to vastly expand testing and tracking — and the tradeoffs that might require.
Ideas
How Much of the Coronavirus Damage Is Trump’s Fault?
The United States is on trajectory to suffer more sickness, more dying, and more economic harm from this virus than any other comparably developed country.
Ideas
Don’t Confirm John Ratcliffe as Director of National Intelligence
The U.S. needs a Dr. Fauci, not a Trump cheerleader, to lead America’s intelligence community.
Ideas
Where is Trump’s Missing War Powers Report?
The administration is ignoring its legal requirement to explain how it would use military force, and undermining Congress in the process.
Policy
Trump Removes Acting Pentagon IG Slated to Lead Pandemic Oversight
Glenn Fine was ousted from the Defense Department’s acting IG position on Monday.
Policy
Acting Navy Secretary Quits After Slamming Fired CO to Carrier Crew
Thomas Modly flew to Guam on Monday, made a 15-minute speech aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, and spent the rest of the day trying to wriggle out of trouble.
Ideas
We Were Warned
When the inevitable inquiry into the government's response to COVID-19 happens, it will conclude that signs of a coming crisis were everywhere.
Ideas
National Security in the Age of Pandemics
We cannot reduce the danger and damage of the next pandemic by merely adding it to the ever-expanding laundry list of missions we expect the military to handle.
Policy
Russian Cargo Plane With Medical Supplies Lands in New York
Moscow seized the opportunity to promote its fulfillment of a U.S. purchase order.
Ideas