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Max Fisher

Max Fisher

Former Vox Staff

    Latest articles by Max Fisher

    World Politics
    Why we fight about IranWhy we fight about Iran
    World Politics

    The debates are so vicious because they’re not really about Iran — they’re about much deeper disputes.

    By Max Fisher
    Politics
    Why Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders give such awful answers on ISISWhy Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders give such awful answers on ISIS
    Politics

    Both want to broadly continue the status quo, but neither feels they can say that out loud.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    On Jason RezaianOn Jason Rezaian
    World Politics

    The Washington Post reporter is finally being freed.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    The GOP debate on Iran was American foreign policy at its most juvenile — and dangerousThe GOP debate on Iran was American foreign policy at its most juvenile — and dangerous
    World Politics

    This is what happens when you treat the world like a reality TV show.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Yes, the Iran sailors incident worked out fine. But there’s still a worrying lesson here.Yes, the Iran sailors incident worked out fine. But there’s still a worrying lesson here.
    World Politics

    It’s a reminder that Iran’s hard-liners still have the power — and the incentive — to blow up any progress.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Joe Scarborough’s Twitter meltdown is everything wrong with how we talk about IranJoe Scarborough’s Twitter meltdown is everything wrong with how we talk about Iran
    World Politics

    Foreign policy is just a game, and America’s primary responsibility is to make the American president look personally tough.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    On Charlie Hebdo’s Aylan Kurdi cartoonOn Charlie Hebdo’s Aylan Kurdi cartoon
    World Politics

    The cartoon has, as surely designed, garnered significant controversy.

    By Max Fisher
    Terrorism
    Fear itself: why Obama wants to change how Americans think about terrorismFear itself: why Obama wants to change how Americans think about terrorism
    Terrorism

    The president wants to combat a media- and politics-driven climate of fear he sees as a threat to the very fabric of American life.

    By Max Fisher
    World Politics
    Obama’s cringe-worthy line claiming Middle East conflicts “date back millennia”Obama’s cringe-worthy line claiming Middle East conflicts “date back millennia”
    World Politics

    The line from Obama’s State of the Union that pissed off every international relations scholar.

    By Max Fisher
    Culture
    David Bowie at the Berlin Wall: the incredible story of a concert and its role in historyDavid Bowie at the Berlin Wall: the incredible story of a concert and its role in history
    Culture

    “It was one of the most emotional performances I’ve ever done. I was in tears.”

    By Max Fisher