There's NOTHING progressive about working with the MAGA right.  Why the arguments for US military superiority keep changing but the demand stays the same.  Also this episode: Does Taiwan need nukes?  Why did Kim Jong Un publicly restrain his military from attacking the South?  And what's wrong with imagining Korea as a maritime defense perimeter?

Yakov Feygin Tweet: https://twitter.com/BuddyYakov/status/1276219280816656385

Dan Nexon Tweet: https://twitter.com/dhnexon/status/1275601160381104131

Weijia Jiang Tweet: https://twitter.com/weijia/status/1275422015059615750?s=21

Tom McTague on American decline: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/06/america-image-power-trump/613228/

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