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John Walcott

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  • Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
  • Writer, Substack
Washington, D.C.
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Radio Silence?

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By John Walcott 
| Substack
This is the second piece on how the Trump administration is attempting to silence voices that don’t sing in harmony with Donald Trump. The first was about the administration’s assault on America’s international broadcasting. Another will examine the costs of discouraging students and scholars from pursuing their studies and research in the United States. Today’s piece is on the administration’s assault on domestic public broadcasting.
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A Glimmer of Hope?

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By John Walcott 
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It’s hard to be optimistic about the future of the United States. Public trust in the country’s major institutions — government, industry, the news media, even organized religion — is abysmal.
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Duck and Cover

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By John Walcott 
| Substack
At best, Biden administration’s accounting of the disgraceful American exodus from Afghanistan is a disappointment. At worst, its attempt to dump most of the blame for the debacle on the Trump administration is a disgrace. That’s not to say that the charge against the previous administration is trumped up. The Doha Agreement that Donald Trump cut with the Taliban and his decision to abandon Afghanistan posthaste not only was impatient; it also was imprudent, ignorant and idiotic.
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