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Review: Shadi Hamid's The Case for American Power
or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Hegemon
Published on Strange Frequencies • Nov 18
In Defense of American Hypocrisy
Oddly enough, hypocrisy is necessary for a moral life. Here's why.
Nov 7 • 
Shadi Hamid

October 2025

The Case For American Power
My new book is coming out!
Oct 28 • 
Shadi Hamid

August 2025

A Love Letter to America, Despite Everything
Why I'm writing a book making the case for America and American power.
Aug 19 • 
Shadi Hamid

July 2025

A Competition for Worst American President of My Adult Life
Trump v. Bush
Jul 17 • 
Shadi Hamid
A 1942 memoir in a 2025 world
Re-reading "The World of Yesterday"
Jul 9 • 
Shadi Hamid
On wishing America is better than it actually is
For the entirety of my adult life, America has supposedly been in decline.
Jul 4 • 
Shadi Hamid

April 2025

Can Tariffs Be Defended? Apparently Yes.
Whether we like it or not, Trump can already claim a pre-emptive policy victory.
Apr 11 • 
Shadi Hamid
Why is Trump destroying the economy?
A recording from Shadi Hamid's live video
Apr 2 • 
Shadi Hamid
 and 
Damir Marusic

March 2025

Is It Possible to Be Magnanimous in Victory?
It might be a fantasy but it's the only way.
Mar 28 • 
Shadi Hamid
On Conservatism
A guest essay from David Polansky on why everyone defends what they know best.
Mar 21 • 
David Polansky
The End of the Beginning
A recording from Shadi Hamid's live video
Mar 16 • 
Shadi Hamid
 and 
Ross Barkan
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