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Shadi Hamid

Shadi Hamid

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Trump’s ‘madman theory’ worked in Gaza when all else failed

17.01.2025 20

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Shadi Hamid

What if we’re doing New Year’s resolutions all wrong?

14.01.2025 10

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Shadi Hamid

How eight years changed one conservative’s mind about Trump

26.12.2024 10

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Assad was the devil we knew, but he was still the devil

13.12.2024 4

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Shadi Hamid

Is there a right to die? Don’t look to liberals for an answer.

I've been thinking a lot about death lately. Not in a morbid way, but in the way that death — and how we approach it — tells us something essential...

11.12.2024 6

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What ever happened to the Trump resistance?

Something odd has happened. A “fascist” has risen to power in the world’s oldest democracy. A fascist is, in fact, what Kamala Harris called Donald...

25.11.2024 6

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What Islam taught me about accepting defeat

18.11.2024 2

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Democrats took minority voters for granted. It cost them the election.

07.11.2024 20

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I cried when Trump won. I won’t cry over elections anymore.

I still think about the first — and last time — I cried over an election. It was Nov. 8, 2016, the night of Donald Trump’s victory. My brother...

31.10.2024 2

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How education and religion have redrawn America’s political map

The affluent D.C. suburb of Fairfax County, Virginia, once leaned Republican. In 2000, George W. Bush won the county by 1.4 percent, or 5,860...

28.10.2024 2

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Polarization isn’t just a phase. It’s our new default setting.

As the 2024 campaign kicked off, President Joe Biden set the tone for an unusually polarizing year. “The question we have to answer is: Who are...

25.10.2024 20

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Harris’s new strategy for Democrats: Good vibes

The best way to protect American democracy is to not mention it. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris outside the White House....

08.08.2024 10

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Shadi Hamid

Is Tim Walz the right choice?

Vice President Harris has chosen the dark horse candidate. What does he mean for the party? Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks at the White House on...

07.08.2024 40

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Is Trump’s near-death experience part of God’s plan?

What a nation can expect when a leader is nearly assassinated. Former president Donald Trump attends the first day of the 2024 Republican National...

16.07.2024 8

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