Colin Lahiff
@colinlahiff
PhD student in political science at @JohnsHopkins, previously @UChicagoCIR and @AEI Foreign Policy, enjoys all things @USAWrestling, views my own
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-patrick-lahiff-b4b02643/ 13-04-2012 21:47:00
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Not a bad answer at all from Nick Freitas 👏🏼. I do think there is a massive difference between Reagan and Trump that Rep. Freitas sort of elided over: Reagan employed armed diplomacy (Nau’s term) against a peer competitor effectively. Trump has done so against weak states only.
“Gradual corrosion in an economy is easier to ignore than a crisis, but it is no less harmful.” -The Economist economist.com/leaders/2025/0…
And Russian state media has called Tulsi Gabbard 🌺 “Russia’s Girlfriend”
“He [Erdogan] is counting on the outside world’s silence, and so far he is succeeding. Shamefully, not a word of criticism has come from America or Britain.” -The Economist economist.com/leaders/2025/0…
D.C.'s falling violent crime stats, as seen in a new The Washington Post graphic There's no denying the city had a spike in violent crime in 2023, as President Trump was campaigning for president. There's also no denying that it already has receded.
Thank you Gary Sinise for your lifetime of giving back to those who gave EVERYTHING for our freedom. 🇺🇸
Cato Foreign Policy is hiring a Research Associate. Apply here: recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Job…
For college journalists out there: The deadline to apply for the The Washington Post's summer 2026 internship program is less than a month away, on Oct. 5. More details here:
Couldn’t agree more w/ David French. People who actually spend time on campus are optimistic and motivated by what they see. It’s only the people who comment from afar or likely haven’t step foot on a campus in decades who paint the dark picture.