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 presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden
Joe Biden takes the stage at a campaign event in Los Angeles.
Joe Biden takes the stage at a campaign event in Los Angeles.
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden
Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden
Soldiers lift a coffin into a van during the dignified transfer of two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Soldiers lift a coffin into a van during the dignified transfer of two U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 12.
Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg delivers remarks during a campaign rally in Nashville, Tennessee, on Feb. 12.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crowd during a campaign launch party in Columbia, South Carolina, on Feb. 11.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the crowd during a campaign launch party in Columbia, South Carolina, on Feb. 11.
U.S. President Donald Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump

Trump Unbound

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to the media after boarding a plane at the Des Moines International Airport on Feb. 4.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks to the media after boarding a plane at the Des Moines International Airport on Feb. 4.
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House on January 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at the White House on January 22, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton
Former U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton
Iranian students at Amirkabir University in Tehran protest
Iranian students at Amirkabir University in Tehran protest
Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani
Iranian Quds Force commander Qassem Suleimani
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 20: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)  (L), former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) participate in the Democratic Presidential Debate at Tyler Perry Studios November 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls were chosen from the larger field of candidates to participate in the debate hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - NOVEMBER 20: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) (L), former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) (R) participate in the Democratic Presidential Debate at Tyler Perry Studios November 20, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ten Democratic presidential hopefuls were chosen from the larger field of candidates to participate in the debate hosted by MSNBC and The Washington Post. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)