Historian and Writer
Now that I am fully slotted into my new position at Cato, I will leave this blog as is for the foreseeable future and forego posts announcing new work. Anything I write for Cato will also appear on my official profile page (linked below)
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I am pleased to share that last Thursday I began a new position as a Foreign Policy Research Fellow with the Cato Institute. Completing the PhD was a tough journey, but thankfully one that ended up with an excellent opportunity to put my research and expertise to good use.
Ever forward!
Today, I passed my dissertation defense for “Partisans of the Old Republic: Right-Wing Opposition to U.S. Foreign Policy.” This is the culmination of a years-long journey not just with the PhD but also through the tribulations of the COVID era and the struggles of raising a young son. I couldn’t have done it without the love and patience of my dear wife and family. I look forward to finishing this up as a book and future projects!
Recently, I had the pleasure of speaking with the great Kelley Vlahos on her new show, Trip the Beltway Fantastic Podcast, about the information state, past and present. Give it a listen!
Recently, I appeared on Security Dilemma, a podcast of the John Quincy Adams Society, to discuss the foreign policy views of the Old Right and the parallels to today’s foreign policy dissent on the Right. Give it a listen.
The Libertarian Institute published my latest book review critique of Jacob Heilbrunn’s America Last. Beyond its stated goal, which was at best a mixed bag, Heilbrunn’s tome also attempts to rehabilitate a painfully orthodox interpretation of American foreign policy and its liberal internationalist underpinnings. Much like David Frum’s recent attempt to “uncancel” Woodrow Wilson, Heilbrunn’s book attempts to breathe new life into a beleaguered liberal consensus by offering an often ahistoric and blinkered view of the past.
History Last, Polemics First: A Critical Review of Jacob Heilbrunn’s ‘America Last’ | The Libertarian Institute
As the meme says, it’s all so tiresome, needing to refute the latest hackneyed WWII analogy-based think piece the blob churns out. But, do it, we must. As always, a thank you to the great Libertarian Institute for running my latest, “Neocon Charlie Sykes’ Tortured Analogies, Past and Present,” linked below.
Neocon Charlie Sykes’ Tortured Analogies, Past and Present | The Libertarian Institute
