Robert W. Merry

Robert W. Merry is editor of The National Interest and the author of books on American history and foreign policy. His next book, Where They Stand: The American Presidents in the Eyes of Voters and Historians, is due out on June 26 from Simon & Schuster.


Essays

Society

America's Civic Deadlock and the Politics of Crisis

| 04.25.12

Congress is paralyzed. National debt is skyrocketing. America’s political consensus can no longer address the country’s most basic problems. We must resolve the question of what will replace it.

Politics

The False Neocon View of Reagan

| 02.28.12

There's a dangerous illusion in the  legend that Reagan changed course in Cold War policy and set the country on a path to expansive overseas adventurism. Beware of false lessons about his stewardship.

Society

Why We Exist

| 01.04.12

The National Interest stands for realism in U.S. international relations, a conviction that foreign policy should be based upon real-world considerations—forces, pressures and passions emanating from factors of culture and geography.

Society

A Conversation Continued: Debating Democracy

| 07.01.07

In the opening round of an exchange on democracy promotion that will continue over the coming weeks, five TNI authors examine themes and questions raised in Paul Saunders's essay.

Security

The Freedom Crusade, Revisited

| 12.01.05

Leslie H. Gelb, Daniel Pipes, Robert W. Merry and Joseph S. Nye offer their reactions to Robert W. Tucker and David Hendrickson on the Bush Doctrine.

Commentary

Economics

O'Malley's Tax Misstep

| 05.25.12

The Maryland governor's tax scheme won't solve the state's problems, but it will send businesses packing.

Security

Engaging Russia on Iran

| 05.21.12

To prevent a nuclear Tehran, Obama will have to work with Putin.

Society

Lugar and the Senate's Fallen Giants

| 05.09.12

Harsh defeats for Washington fixtures have happened throughout the nation's history. Many great men have been caught in a political time warp.

Global Governance

U.S. Debt and the French Connection

| 05.08.12

Rejecting austerity and falling into their old ways may ruin France and Greece. If we are not careful, America will follow suit.

Politics

The Ugly Truth about Social Security

| 04.27.12

The shady, fiscally irresponsible history of a hallowed institution facing a crisis-laden future.

More

Blog Posts

Politics

The Wright Approach

| 05.21.12
Society

Enslaved by Citizenship?

| 05.18.12
Economics

Obama’s Hubby State

| 05.15.12
Security

Dismissing the Facts on Afghanistan

| 05.11.12
Society

Make it a Double

| 05.07.12

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