Michael Hirsh


Michael Hirsh is a columnist for Foreign Policy. He is the author of two books: Capital Offense: How Washington’s Wise Men Turned America’s Future Over to Wall Street and At War With Ourselves: Why America Is Squandering Its Chance to Build a Better World.

Articles by Michael Hirsh
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris waves as she arrives at a voter mobilization drive-in event at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Oct. 2.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris waves as she arrives at a voter mobilization drive-in event at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas on Oct. 2.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
U.S. President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
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election-2020-most-important-nicolas-ortega-illustration-FF_02_social
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2019 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2019 in New York City. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) reach out to shake hands at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump (R) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (L) reach out to shake hands at the start of their historic US-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore on June 12, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes graduating West Point cadets.
U.S. President Donald Trump salutes graduating West Point cadets.
U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden
Senator Kamala Harris questions Attorney General William Barr as he testifies in Washington on May 1, 2019, during the hearing to discuss the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
Senator Kamala Harris questions Attorney General William Barr as he testifies in Washington on May 1, 2019, during the hearing to discuss the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
An aerial photo shows the explosion over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, shortly after the "Little Boy" atomic bomb was dropped.
An aerial photo shows the explosion over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945, shortly after the "Little Boy" atomic bomb was dropped.
Susan Rice speaks at the 10th Anniversary Women in the World Summit at the Lincoln Center in New York City on April 11, 2019.
Susan Rice speaks at the 10th Anniversary Women in the World Summit at the Lincoln Center in New York City on April 11, 2019.
Italy’s Benito Mussolini addresses a crowd in Rome on April 15, 1934.
Italy’s Benito Mussolini addresses a crowd in Rome on April 15, 1934.