Thomas E. Ricks

Thomas E. Ricks covered the U.S. military from 1991 to 2008 for the Wall Street Journal and then the Washington Post. He can be reached at [email protected].
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H.R. McMaster’s quiet professionalism

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Organizing your bookshelves: A memoir

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The diaries of Trump’s Russian handler (III): To the Mar-a-Lago station

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A Canadian war dog

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Book excerpt: Looking at how Putin intervened successfully in Syria

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You aren’t wrong: Our military officers actually seem to be getting stoopider

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Who won the American Revolution?

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Quote of the day: Optimists vs. pessimists

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How to do that ‘mission command’ thing: Some easy steps you all can follow, dammit

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But where is Gomer Pyle’s statue?

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A Navy pilot’s take: The Air Force doesn’t have a pilot crisis, it has a leadership crisis

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The challenge to elites: Giving the majority of Americans a better deal in life

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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) answers reporters' questions during a photo opportunity with Prime Minister Of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen in the Oval Office at the White House March 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. The White House said Trump looks forward to talking with Rasmussen about 'deepening already robust economic ties, defeating ISIS, and strengthening our defense and security relationship, both bilaterally and through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 30: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) answers reporters' questions during a photo opportunity with Prime Minister Of Denmark Lars Lokke Rasmussen in the Oval Office at the White House March 30, 2017 in Washington, DC. The White House said Trump looks forward to talking with Rasmussen about 'deepening already robust economic ties, defeating ISIS, and strengthening our defense and security relationship, both bilaterally and through the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Quote of the day: Trump on WikiLeaks

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Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly discusses C.S. Forester’s ‘The General’

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Tom’s book tour to discuss ‘Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom’

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