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Just Mercy—Run, Don’t Walk!
Visit the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Sites in Montgomery, Alabama – Now More than Ever!
Jan 22
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Alexis Ludwig
7
14
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Searching for the Grave of a Guatemalan Guerrilla with Bianca Jagger
Second Edition With a Special Preface by the Author
Jan 17
•
Alexis Ludwig
4
4
2
Frederick Douglass: A Singular Example of Diplomatic Mastery
Second Edition with Special Preface by Author
Jan 10
•
Alexis Ludwig
12
9
5
“How Sweet is Yesterday’s Noise”
A Memory of Memory
Jan 1
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Alexis Ludwig
7
6
2
December 2025
New Year Memorandum from the Department of Wishful Thinking:
Democracy’s Comeback and Immigration’s Culinary Contributions
Dec 26, 2025
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Alexis Ludwig
and
James D. Nealon
11
6
Thoughts on the Tone of the 2025 National Security Strategy:
We Know How It Plays in Peoria, but How Does It Play in Pretoria?
Dec 20, 2025
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Alexis Ludwig
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28
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Confessions of a Professional Hypocrite (Ret):
The Epstein Emails and America’s Equal Opportunity Corruption
Dec 14, 2025
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Alexis Ludwig
9
6
5
Forget the Pursuit of National Interests–
Think Private Businessman Stripping the State and Selling It for Parts
Dec 6, 2025
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Alexis Ludwig
and
James D. Nealon
16
11
8
November 2025
Meditation on the Constitutional Oath—
That All U.S. Federal Government Employees Swear (or Affirm)
Nov 28, 2025
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Alexis Ludwig
7
6
4
In Praise of Good People
In the Foreign Service and Everywhere Else
Nov 22, 2025
•
Alexis Ludwig
13
9
3
Memoranda From The Department of Wishful Thinking –
A New Series of Joint Posts Exploring the Bright Side of a Dire Situation
Nov 13, 2025
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Alexis Ludwig
and
James D. Nealon
5
4
Trying to Make Sense of the Madness
Most Analytic Frames Fall Short, but the Primary Political Battlespace Now is Informational
Nov 8, 2025
•
Alexis Ludwig
9
4
5
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