The establishment debate over foreign policy isn’t between realists and whatever their opponents call themselves. It’s a debate over who’s more realistic. It reminds me of the debate between the Federalists and Antifederalists. No one wanted to be considered against federalism, but the centralizers had beaten the real federalists to the label Federalist.
Here’s an Idea
If you can't tell the difference between 2024 America and 1930s Germany, let's not have a conversation, okay?