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Stevenson’s army, September 17

Celebrate the signing of our foundation document in 1787.

Legal historian Jack Rakove notes that Madison favored a Senate based on population, not two per state. [Of course, he was from a big state.]

NYT has long piece with data showing how the US system deviates from representing public opinion.

Charlie Savage has new documents showing DOJ legal opinions on war powers.

In 60 Minutes interview, Biden warns Russia of Ukraine escalation.

Economist says Poland is opening a canal to bypass Kaliningrad.

My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).

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