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James Kirchick is a journalist and foreign correspondent currently based in Washington. He has reported from Southern and North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, Eastern Europe and the Caucuses. He is a fellow with the Foreign Policy Initiative in Washington, D.C.

For over three years, Kirchick worked at The New Republic, where he covered domestic politics, lobbying, intelligence, American foreign policy, and broke the story of Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul’s inflammatory news…

James Kirchick’s Journalist Portfolio

The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America's Worst Gay Power Couple

The Rise and Fall of Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge, America's Worst Gay Power Couple

Just three years ago, Chris Hughes and Sean Eldridge were the toast of the liberal establishment. The Faceboo…

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Gastbeitrag James Kirchick: Die Opfer des Kommunismus verdienen ein Denkmal

Gastbeitrag James Kirchick: Die Opfer des Kommunismus verdienen ein Denkmal

© dpa Idol des linken Mythos: Ernesto „Che" Guevara auf einem T-Shirt: Warum vergessen die Menschen, dass der…

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What Happened to the Berlin Wall?

What Happened to the Berlin Wall?

On May 5, 1987, Hans Bornträger wrote an audacious letter to Erich Honecker, the dour leader of East Germany'…

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See the Met's 'Klinghoffer,' Then Judge It

See the Met's 'Klinghoffer,' Then Judge It

I don't understand what all the meshugas is about. "Who could have imagined/Such a business/Such a meshugas?"…

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The Jonestown Style of Politics

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By James Kirchick Verified
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In January 1977, not two years before Reverend Jim Jones would orchestrate his followers’ deaths by the hundreds, a San Francisco church bestowed its Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award on him. Jones, the founder of the Peoples Temple of the Disciples of Christ, had managed to become a major player in the city’s politics.
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The American Commentator Making Excuses for Iran Original

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| The Atlantic Verified
When I saw that the commentator Max Blumenthal was going to speak in Washington, D.C., about his recent trip to Iran, I couldn’t stay away. I have long been fascinated with Americans—especially privileged, well-connected Americans—who, out of alienation from their own country, show an admiration for distant authoritarian lands.
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July 25, 2026 - Air Mail

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By James Kirchick Verified, Katie Hind Verified, Andrew Zucker
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DIVA-IN-LAW THE PIKER PROBLEM TOWER OF BABBLE AIR FORCE .01 GOING HOMER CRISTAL CLEAR KENNEDY’S KRYPTONITE BUT, WAIT, THERE’S MORE!… Issue No. 367 “Your deep lines indicate a long future of buying overpriced moisturizers that promise smoother skin.” watch L’Avventura A foundational work of Italian post-neo-realism, L’Avventura is an arresting cinematic study of fickle love.
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