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Force, Future and Thinking Seriously About How Governments Fall
08.29.21 | 1:11 pm
This morning The Washington Post published an illuminating new look at the fall of Kabul. What is most telling, however, is the commentary about the facts revealed in the article. First let’s look at the new details.
The flight of former President Ghani, which triggered the final collapse of the Afghan government, was driven at least in part by apparently false reports that Taliban fighters were in the palace searching for him. The more resonant claim is about the mechanics of the turnover of control in Kabul.
These Afghans Won the Visa Lottery Two Years Ago—Now They’re Stuck in Kabul And Out Of Luck
President Donald Trump’s ban on the visa lottery was ruled to be illegal, but the government says it can’t help hundreds of Afghans who won it for at least another year.
08.28.21 | 12:22 pm
Where Things Stand: Giuliani Makes The Case That He’s ‘A Functioning’ Person 
This is your TPM evening briefing.
08.27.21 | 6:15 pm
It’s not me, it’s you.
America’s former mayor gave a rather blunt interview to NBC New York this week, addressing head on the fact that everyone thinks he’s basically lost his mind.