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Lucian K. Truscott IV (page 5)

Lucian K. Truscott IV, a graduate of West Point, has had a 50-year career as a journalist, novelist and screenwriter. He has covered stories such as Watergate, the Stonewall riots and wars in Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also the author of five bestselling novels and several unsuccessful motion pictures. He has three children, lives in rural Pennsylvania and spends his time Worrying About the State of Our Nation and madly scribbling in a so-far fruitless attempt to Make Things Better. You can read his daily columns at luciantruscott.substack.com and follow him on Twitter @LucianKTruscott and on Facebook at Lucian K. Truscott IV.

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A destroyed tank likely belonging to Russia / pro-Russian forces lies amidst rubble in the north of the ruined city. The battle between Russian / Pro Russian forces and the defencing Ukrainian forces lead by Azov battalion continues in the port city of Mariupol. (Maximilian Clarke/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Ukraine has become a graveyard for Russians — and for modern weapons systems

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A man walks amid debris in front of a residential apartment complex that was heavily damaged by a Russian attack on March 18, 2022 in Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian forces remain on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital, but their advance has stalled in recent days, even while Russian strikes - and pieces of intercepted missiles - have hit residential areas in the north of Kyiv. An estimated half of Kyiv's population has fled to other parts of the country, or abroad, since Russia invaded on February 24. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Bombed out: Why we keep on making war, and tolerating it

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A Ukrainian soldier walks past a building that was destroyed in the midst of battle with the Russians, on the outskirts of Irpin, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. (Getty Images / MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES)

Ukraine and the dark lessons of war: What does it mean to “take” a country or a city?

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen during a meeting with members of Russian business community in the Moscow Kremlin. (Alexei NikolskyTASS via Getty Images)

Limited sanctions won’t stop Putin in Ukraine: It’s time to step up the pressure on Russia

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks on during talks with US President Joe Biden at the Villa La Grange. (Mikhail MetzelTASS via Getty Images)

Why Putin will invade: War is the place where logic and reason go to die

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Donald Trump | A voting machine at an early voting center is seen at Union Market October 27, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

So what was Trump’s plan after seizing the voting machines?

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Boris Epshteyn, Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

With new subpoenas, Jan. 6 committee closes in on its ultimate target: Donald Trump

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People wait in line to be tested for COVID-19 at Union Station on January 7, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. A free distribution of COVID rapid test kits for those who received vaccination shots or booster shots was also held nearby in Union Station. Thirty new deaths and over 37,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported by Los Angeles County amid the continued spread of the Omicron variant. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Dislocation nation: Omicron surge brings another endless war against another unseen enemy

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President Donald Trump speaks at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. | US Vice President Mike Pence presides over a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes for President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 6, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Donald Trump should be very afraid: This anniversary was not good news for him

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1967-Detroit: Tough-looking Michigan National Guardsmen push rioting Negroes back from a burning building with fixed bayonets on Detroit's riot-torn west side. National Guard tank crews blasted away at entrenched snipers with .50-caliber machine guns early July 26th after sniper fire routed policemen from a square-mile area of the motor city. (Getty Images/Bettmann)

What matters most: Not what happened already — but what we do now

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Donald Trump and Mao Zedong (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The American Mao: Donald Trump has led the Republican Party into a cultural revolution

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Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY), vice-chair of the select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol, speaks during a business meeting on Capitol Hill on Capitol Hill on December 13, 2021 in Washington, DC. | Tennessee Senator Howard Baker questions a witness during the Watergate Hearings. Baker was a member of the Senate Watergate Committee, which began their nationally televised hearings in mid-May 1973 and resulted in the resignation of President Richard Nixon (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Jan. 6 committee heats up as Liz Cheney takes center stage: Is it Watergate yet?

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Donald Trump, Mitch McConnell, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The Republicans had a plan for their judges — and it went way beyond Roe v. Wade

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A parent sits in the gallery before the Placentia Yorba Linda School Board discusses a proposed resolution to ban teaching critical race theory in schools. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Pride and prejudice: Forget critical race theory — let’s talk about critical race facts

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Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin speaks at a campaign rally at the Chesterfield County Airport on November 01, 2021 in Richmond, Virginia. The Virginia gubernatorial election, pitting Youngkin against Democratic candidate, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, is tomorrow. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trumpism in a fleece vest: GOP’s new gambit scored a big win — but here’s how to beat it

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Supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump chant slogans and hold signs outside of the Philadelphia Convention Center as the counting of ballots continues in the state on November 06, 2020 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Trump’s Big Lie is the new Lost Cause — and it may poison the country for decades

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Donald Trump (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

A New Confederacy: Trump and the Republicans have already seceded

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Washington DC General David Petraeus attends his confirmation hearing for CIA Director, June 23, 2011 (ImageCatcher News Service/Corbis via Getty Images)

Empire of chickenhawks: Why America’s chaotic departure from Afghanistan was actually perfect

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Standing atop rubble with retired New York City firefighter Bob Beckwith, President George W Bush rallies firefighters and rescue workers during an impromptu speech at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center in New York City, New York, September 14, 2001. Image courtesy National Archives. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

9/11 and the birth of the Big Lie

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Sick man with covid-19 symptoms in bed (Getty Images)

How we got COVID: We did everything right — and still got breakthrough cases

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In this White House handout, U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris (off-camera) hold a video conference with the national security team to discuss the ongoing efforts to draw down our civilian footprint in Afghanistan August 16, 2021 at Camp David in Frederick County, Maryland. In addition, the President and Vice President were briefed on the earthquake in Haiti. (White House via Getty Images)

Lay off Joe Biden: He didn’t “lose” Afghanistan — we are finally leaving it alone

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Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo (Photo illustrated by Salon/Getty Images)

Beyond “touchy-feely”: Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump and the politics of sexual abuse

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Former President Donald Trump (Getty Images)

How Trump blew his chance to steal the election: The clock was ticking; he was tweeting

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. The committee will hear testimony about the Biden administration's ongoing plans to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic and Delta variant. (Stefani Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images)

Will things ever return to normal? It doesn’t look that way right now

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