Michael A. Cohen

MSNBC Columnist

Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a senior fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

Michael A. Cohen is a columnist for MSNBC and a senior fellow and co-director of the Afghanistan Assumptions Project at the Center for Strategic Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. He writes the political newsletter Truth and Consequences. He has been a columnist at The Boston Globe, The Guardian and Foreign Policy, and he is the author of three books, the most recent being “Clear and Present Safety: The World Has Never Been Better and Why That Matters to Americans.”

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The uncomfortable truth about Democrats' problem reaching male voters

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Mike Waltz’s real mistake had little to do with the Signal scandal

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Trump’s obsession with bringing back manufacturing jobs is a mistake

President Trump's plan to make America a global manufacturing hub would create vast economic dislocation.
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A U.S. invasion of Greenland could actually happen

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