Michael Hirsh

Michael Hirsh is a columnist for Foreign Policy. He is the author of two books: Capital Offense: How Washington’s Wise Men Turned America’s Future Over to Wall Street and At War With Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World.

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Former Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michèle Flournoy
Former Defense Undersecretary for Policy Michèle Flournoy

Biden and Flournoy Have Clashed Over Policy in Past

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Michael Hirsh
Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-U.S. President Barack Obama
Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-U.S. President Barack Obama

In Memoir, Obama Calls Putin a ‘Ward Boss, Except With Nukes’

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Michael Hirsh
Then-Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler
Then-Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler

Watch Out Wall Street: Biden May Be Coming for You

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Michael Hirsh
Elaine Chao (center) with her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (left), and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden
Elaine Chao (center) with her husband, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (left), and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden

How President-Elect Biden Could—Believe It or Not—Help Heal America

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Michael Hirsh
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden

Biden Edges Toward Narrow Victory in a Deeply Polarized America

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Michael Hirsh
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden
Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden

Biden and Trump Fight Out Surprisingly Close Election

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Michael Hirsh
Voters fill out their ballots at an early voting center
Voters fill out their ballots at an early voting center

An Election Everyone Is Too Scared to Call

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Michael Hirsh
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economists-election-coronavirus-keynes-foreign-policy-illustration

On Election Eve, Economists Struggle to Figure Out a World That’s Unraveled

Election 2020
Michael Hirsh
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump, shown in a reflection, participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 22.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and U.S. President Donald Trump, shown in a reflection, participate in the final presidential debate at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, on Oct. 22.

Trump, Biden Fight to Bitter Draw in Final Debate

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Michael Hirsh
A masked tourist looks out over New York City from the Edge sky deck as it reopens to the public amid the coronavirus pandemic on Sept. 2.
A masked tourist looks out over New York City from the Edge sky deck as it reopens to the public amid the coronavirus pandemic on Sept. 2.

Moving Beyond a Post-Pandemic World

Review
Michael Hirsh
Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett
Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett

Scholars Fear a More Nationalist Supreme Court Under Barrett

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Michael Hirsh
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence applaud after their debate at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images)
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence applaud after their debate at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images)

Harris, Pence Battle Over Foreign Policy

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Michael Hirsh
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris waves as she arrives at a voter mobilization drive-in event at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Oct. 2.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris waves as she arrives at a voter mobilization drive-in event at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Oct. 2.

Can Harris Push Biden Across the Finish Line?

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Michael Hirsh
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden

In First Debate, Biden and Trump Get Personal

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Michael Hirsh
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The Most Important Election. Ever.

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Michael Hirsh
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