Political Commentary — Noah Millman

America Needs to Break Up Its Biggest States

— The New York Times —
It would mean a leap forward in representation and improved governance. (July 7, 2021) Read more >

The Taiwan war paradox

— The Week —
America and China could both lose in a war over Taiwan — which only makes it more likely. (May 6, 2021) Read more >

When should the U.S. have left Afghanistan?

— The Week —
There was never a good time. (April 14, 2021) Read more >

Is Joe Biden the Konrad Adenauer of the U.S.?

— The Week —
Democrats should take comfort from the example of another old centrist who built back better. (October 7, 2020) Read more >

The Scandal of the Declaration

— The Week —
How do we celebrate lofty words when their author did not live by them? (July 3, 2020) Read more>

How Victory in the Cold War Led to Tragedy in the Years After

— The New York Times Book Review —
A review of The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered its Cold War Victory, by Andrew Bacevich. (January 7, 2020) Read more>

What If the Chinese Are Just Biding Their Time? (Book Review)

— The American Conservative —
Avoiding the ‘Thucydides Trap’ but not the way Graham Allison envisions. (July 7, 2017) Read more >

The African Century

— Politico —
Africa is the largest place on Earth it’s possible to ignore. It won’t be forever. (May 5, 2015) Read more >

Would a Brexit Really Be So Crazy?

— The New Republic —
It might be just the wake-up call the European Union needs. (June 22, 2016) Read more >

Everything Old is Neo Again (Book Review)

— The American Conservative —
A review of The Neoconservative Persuasion, by Irving Kristol. (March 14, 2011) Read more >

The case for green nationalism

— The Week —
If climate change is our biggest threat, we need the right to join the fight. (February 12, 2019) Read more>

Biden's real reckoning will be about Obama

— The Week —
We need him in the race to have a real debate about the Obama record. (April 5, 2019) Read more>

Elizabeth Warren is Democrats' best bet in 2020

— The Week —
She’s the whole package. (October 4, 2018) Read more>

If Kavanaugh loses, do Democrats really win?

— The Week —
Blocking his nomination could cost them the Senate. (September 18, 2018) Read more>

Why Are Right-Wing Populists Winning Everywhere?

— The Week —
The trend is way bigger than Trump. (October 30, 2018) Read more>

There Is No Constitutional Right to Vote

— The Week —
There should be. (June 12, 2018) Read more >

Will Trump's Loose Lips Lead to a Military Coup?

— The Week —
An epidemic of soft insubordination poses long-term risks to democracy. (May 16, 2017) Read more >

What the Populists Know

— The Week —
Searching for reasons to be thankful for Trump. (November 29, 2016) Read more >

America Is Coming Apart. Europe Is Coming Together.

— The Week —
Covid exposes the fault lines in our respective unions. (July 25, 2020) Read more>

The Angevin Counterfactual

— The American Scene —
The only one that could double as a Matt Damon vehicle. (January 16, 2009) Read more >

Coronavirus and the Crisis of Capitalism

— The Week —
Will Covid-19 enmesh the government permanently in micromanagement of the economy? (July 15, 2020) Read more>

Four Inconvenient Truths About Climate Change

— The Week —
A global civilization of seven and a half billion people (and rising) is inevitably going to be engaged in geo-engineering. (September 7, 2019) Read more>

I Want to Keep the Crazies Inside the Tent — and Pissing On the Sleeping Bags

— The American Scene —
Usually, the debate is about do you want him outside the tent pissing in versus inside the tent pissing out...