Stevenson’s army, February 18

– WaPo book review tells how anti-tax movement captured GOP

– WaPo columnist sees value in Washington books

– CRS has new background paper on the budget process

– Brookings has a debate about Ukraine policy

– I like DARPA and wish DOD would do more OTA. Here’s background on the approach.

– Pakistani official admits election rigging

– Fred Kaplan skewers Tucker Carlson

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