In The Atlantic ’s October cover story, “ Empire of Grift ,” staff writer Anne Applebaum examines how far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction. Instead of making the world safe for democracy, she writes, U. S.
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