Ron Kraybill

I made two lists that I just can't get to add up. Can someone who loves what is happening in Washington please explain what I am missing? It's a sincere request!
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kraybill.substack.com/p/timothy-sn...
If you are struggling to make sense of what is happening politically in the US I recommend you read Timothy Snyder, a historian at Yale University. He has studied authoritarianism, in Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Hungry, the EU, and the US.

See my essay on Curtis Yarvin, many of whose ideas appear to be guiding lights for Elon Musk.
ronkraybill271924.substack.com/publish/post...

How America Turned Allies into Enemies in Afghanistan (Gift Article) The United States killed its own allies, sabotaging itself in a part of Afghanistan where it never needed to be.

An American journalist reports on his visit with a former Taliban commander who led one of the most deadly attacks on American forces in Afghanistan. A tragic story to remember next time you hear some political leader trying to justify "destroying our enemy". Don't miss the reader comments.