Stevenson’s army, July 21

Several items caught my eye this week. More to come later.

– NYT had a big story —  a welcome change from the usual campaign horse race stories — on Trump plans for a stronger, more assertive presidency.

– New Yorker had good interview with a law professor on how it might work.

– WSJ sees a visceral clash among Americans in the 2024 elections. Too much hate and fear.

– Anne Applebaum wonders whether Tennessee is still a democracy.

-New Yorker tells how the House Administration committee is the “traffic cop”

– House & Senate appropriators differ on foreign aid including Taiwan.

– National Security Archive has documents on the president’s nuclear “football”

– RollCall explains the administration’s new cybersecurity strategy. Here’s the document.

– SIGAT summarizes its reports on Afghanistan in reply to Senators.

– CRS has new report on covert actions and congressional notifications.

-AEI’s Kori Schake comments on NATO summit

And since ChatGBT seems capable of passing Harvard courses, I’m sticking with my oral exams.

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