Archive - Michael Tracey

"Jimmy Carter's Jewish Problem"

Perhaps the most interesting tidbit from Jimmy Carter’s state funeral last week came somewhat counter-intuitively from Gerald Ford. Ford had agreed to…

Jan 15 •

December 2024

What I got wrong in 2024: Audio/Video

A recording from Michael Tracey's live video

Dec 31, 2024 •

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What I got wrong in 2024

I’ve always thought it was good practice to transparently identify one’s analytical or journalistic faults, especially if you occupy any kind of…

Dec 30, 2024 •

An extremely festive reminder

I should probably promote this more, but you can subscribe on YouTube if you want to watch the occasional streams/videos I produce in concert with…

Dec 24, 2024 •

"The Moment That Defined 2024"?

Part of me pedantically dislikes these year-end lists, because they inevitably exclude anything that occurred in the last two weeks of December…

Dec 23, 2024 •

Document: Pentagon Knew Weapons Shipments for the Failed Ukraine "Counter-Offensive" Were a Logistical Disaster

The office of Inspector General for the Department of Defense does not presumptively publish all its oversight reports, even though the purpose of an…

Dec 17, 2024 •

Drones and Mass Hysteria: An Inquest

Friday night I went out driving to see if I could get a look at one of these darned mystery drones for myself.

Dec 15, 2024 •

Former Al Qaeda Commander Seizes Power in Syria; Washington, DC Cheers!

I wrote a column for Newsweek on the wild events in Syria.

Dec 9, 2024 •

Pete Hegseth, a "recovering neocon"?

Politicians frequently “change their minds.” In principle, willingness to change one’s mind is a laudable trait, whether you’re a politician or any…

Dec 4, 2024 •

November 2024

Is Donald Trump a "neocon"?

The time has come to retire the term “neocon.” While this ignoble moniker may have once described an identifiable ideological tendency, and even a…

Nov 26, 2024 •

Voters fed up with foreign entanglements were justifiably repulsed by the Democrats, even if Trump and the Republicans are a sham

Last month in Black Mountain, North Carolina I toured one of the makeshift relief centers where, several weeks after Hurricane Helene hit, people were…

Nov 12, 2024 •

Liberal anguish over Trump was never going to be a sustainable electoral strategy

I was in Pennsylvania on Election Day talking to a random sample of voters at polling places.

Nov 8, 2024 •

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