Ronald Reagan’s 1980 presidential campaign brought me to Washington, beginning a 40-plus year career in public policy. While attending Stanford…
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Tom Bethell was an editor’s dream. He owned the patent on clean, engaging, delightful copy. Tom, British-born and educated, became…
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On February 14, 2021, the world quietly lost one of the most intriguing, enduring figures of the Cold War. He…