Tom Nichols
He is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the U.S. Naval War College, where he taught for 25 years, and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School. He has served as a legislative aide in the Massachusetts House and the U.S. Senate. He writes about international security, nuclear weapons, Russia, and the challenges to democracy in the United States and around the world—along with occasional contrarian views on popular culture. His books include The Death of Expertise and Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy. He is also a five-time undefeated Jeopardy champion.
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Mike Windle / Getty for Bethesda Society Needs Scary Computer Games
I am Player One, and I am always ready.
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Michal Cizek / AFP via Getty Czech Voters Deal a Blow to Populism
The election of Petr Pavel is important to Czechs—and to Americans.
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Octavio Jones / Getty Florida Has a Right to Destroy its Universities
If Ron DeSantis wants to gut Florida’s public colleges, that’s up to Floridians.
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Trent Parke / Magnum The Narcissism of the Angry Young Men
What to do about the deadly misfits among us? First, recognize the problem.
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Amanda Edwards / Getty Yes, You Have to Be Smart to Play Jeopardy
But it’s a peculiar kind of smart.
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Olivier Douliery / AFP via Getty The GOP Is a Circus, Not a Caucus
The speaker pays off his debts to the extremist base.
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Spencer Platt / Getty To Defend Civilization, Defeat Russia
Ukraine needs any weapon its troops can learn to use, including tanks, to hold the line on the international order and the world’s safety.
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Hill Street Studios Academic Freedom Is Not a Matter of Opinion
Students should not decide a college’s curriculum.
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Scott Olson / Getty Amazingly, George Santos Is a Member of Congress
The GOP strategy of acclimatizing us to scandal is still working.
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Nathan Posner / Anadolu Agency / Getty The GOP Goes Down the Rabbit Hole
Welcome to the Republican Wonderland.
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Andalou Agency / Getty The January 6 Attack Is Not Over
America still needs accountability at every level.
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Win McNamee / Getty The GOP-Speaker-Vote Burlesque
Whether McCarthy wins or loses is irrelevant.
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Oleksii Chumachenko / Anadolu Agency / Getty Russia’s Depraved Decadence
The Russians continue to murder both Ukrainians and their own young men for Putin’s mad scheme.
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gilaxia / Getty Readers Share Their 2023 Resolutions
What are your hopes and commitments for the coming year?
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Jim Watson / AFP / Getty There Is a Case for Optimism in 2023
And a thank-you to the Daily readers
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Carina Johansen / NTB / AFP / Getty Dima and Elon’s Excellent Twitter Adventure
Kremlin officials and captains of industry were once serious people.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Ukraine’s Fate and America’s Destiny
Zelensky’s address to Congress challenged us to remember America’s mission in the world.
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Ukrainian Presidential Press Office / AP Zelensky Knows the Clock Is Ticking
Ukraine’s president is rushing to the United States for good reason.
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Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty Christmas in Wartime
Remember Ukraine this year as Russia continues its homicidal campaign against the country.
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John Shearer / Getty The Childish Drama of Elon Musk
Yet again, an important part of the public square is controlled by a narcissistic toddler.
