What's up, everybody? Recently, in preparation for an online debate, I asked Scott Horton for an early copy of his new book Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War With Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine. As I said on my podcast, the thing is just fantastic. It's exactly what you would expect from the author of Fool's Errand and Enough Already—a definitive and devastating portrayal of how our leaders, from the days of George H.W. Bush through today have repeatedly interfered, expanded and turned Russia against the West. I mean, I've read a lot about this stuff. But there is just...

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