Before he was a journalist and a novelist, before he was a globe-trotting war correspondent and a historian with an eye for ordinary people that led extraordinary lives, Scott Anderson was a child of the Cold War. His father worked for the State Department, which took the Anderson family to …
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Last weekend, I published a book chapter criticizing the Russiagate narrative, claiming it was a years-long press error on the scale of the WMD affair heading into the Iraq war. Obviously (and I said this in detail), the WMD fiasco had a far greater real-world impact, with hundreds of thousands …
Read More »The President and the Soviet-Born Pianist
Lola Astanova may not be the most famous classical pianist in the world, but she has managed to gain a devoted following by performing Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Liszt in provocative attire. Over a half-million people follow Astanova on Instagram where she frequently poses in low-cut tops, miniskirts and stiletto heels. …
Read More »Why America's Allies Are Terrified of Trump's Summit With Putin
Fresh off his trip to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, President Trump is now set to sit down with his original authoritarian BFF, Vladimir Putin. Despite their flirtations, Trump has yet to travel for an official summit with the Russian president since taking office. This week, National Security …
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