Archive - Why It Matters

Iran-Israel Situation Report: Day Seven

Continuing Escalation and the Possibility of American Intervention

Jun 20 •

Alexander Vindman

A Review of The Folly of Realism by Dr. Suzanne Loftus

Published in the Journal on Baltic Security

Jun 19 •

Alexander Vindman

Trump, Israel, Iran, and Ukraine: Alex Vindman on the State of American Foreign Relations

"We are hyper-transactional, we are extremely short-sighted, and nobody embodies this flaw more so than Donald Trump."

Published on The Contrarian • Jun 18

17:54

No Kings Protest

People-Power, Protests, and Pushback on Trump’s Agenda

Jun 17 •

Alexander Vindman

No Kings Protest, Celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th and Flag Day and Our Freedoms

Jun 14 •

Alexander Vindman

1:29

Unraveling “Spider’s Web”

Lessons From Ukraine’s Daring Intelligence Operation

Jun 13 •

Alexander Vindman

Our Duty is to the Constitution, Not One Person

My latest in "From Many, We" by the Kettering Foundation

Jun 12 •

Alexander Vindman

Flags, Force, and Fear

Trump sends in the Marines, fanning the flames in America's streets

Jun 11 •

Alexander Vindman

20:59

156. Federalizing the California National Guard

President Trump's Saturday night "memorandum" federalizing 2000 California National Guard troops is a tentative step toward abusing authorities for…

Published on One First • Jun 11

Trump Employs State Power Suppress American's Rights

A Dangerous Situation Unfolds at Trump Baits Protesters and Seeks to Escalate, Flexing Authoritarianism

Jun 8 •

Alexander Vindman

6:31

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A Special Membership Deal For "Why It Matters"

Jun 7 •

Alexander Vindman

Why It Matters by Alex Vindman Video Update

Girls, Girls, You're Both Pretty... Trump-Musk Fight; Trump-Putin Call... and Trump Rollover; Ukraine War; and Republican Party Fissures

Jun 6 •

Alexander Vindman

7:02

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