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Michael A. Cohen

MSNBC Columnist

Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a Senior Fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a Senior Fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

Latest from Michael A. Cohen

12d ago

Of course Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump

The Joe Biden campaign sought to make 2024 a referendum on Trump. Despite the president's departure from the election, the Harris campaign will do the same.
17d ago

Today’s GOP has no past, present, or future. It’s just Trump.

Nineteen presidents have been Republicans. But if you watch the 2024 Republican National Convention, you are likely to hear about only one: Donald Trump.
29d ago

The U.K. elections have a surprising message for the U.S.

British people cast their votes in a parliamentary election that dramatically shifted the balance of power toward the Labour Party in the United Kingdom.
36d ago

Biden’s shaky debate performance doesn’t mean he’s dropping out

President Biden had perhaps the worst debate of his political career. But Donald Trump had a bad night as well.
37d ago

How Trump and his allies made a Biden debate win much easier

Joe Biden.and Donald Trump will meet for the first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign — and Republicans are worried Biden will beat the low expectations they set.
40d ago

Senate Democrats’ rare edge is also a warning sign to Joe Biden

Some Senate Democrats are ahead of their Republican counterparts in fundraising and nearly doubling their opponents in cash on hand. But Biden's still struggling in the polls ahead of Election Day 2024.
57d ago

I was watching basketball in the 1980s. I’ve never seen the NBA be this good.

The Boston Celtics vs. the Dallas Mavericks face off in the NBA Finals tonight live on ABC, capping off a playoffs season fans have never seen.
64d ago

Trump’s conviction is likely to be more than just a political flesh wound

It doesn’t take many voters to be swayed by a Trump guilty verdict to influence the outcome of the 2024 election
74d ago

Samuel Alito’s child-like petulance would almost be amusing — except for one thing

The New York Times reported that 11 days after the Jan. 6 insurrection , an upside-down flag was seen flying outside Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s home.
91d ago

Comparisons between 1968 and 2024 are all the rage. They’re also wrong.

Pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses are a far cry from the Vietnam War protests we saw in 1968. There was a draft to protest then.
103d ago

The seismic political fallout from Trump’s criminal trial is only beginning

The contrast between Biden and Trump could not be more stark — and that will have enduring, potentially decisive political influence.