Tom Malinowski Journalist Profile

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The Media Threat We Face and the Media Revolution We Need

Nov 20, 2024 | washingtonmonthly.com | Tom Malinowski

When I ran for Congress in 2018, and voters raised fears about right-wing extremism, one of my go-to answers was: “If you want to stop fascism in America, make the trains run on time.” My point was that Donald Trump had played on working- and middle-class Americans’ legitimate frustration with government’s failure to deliver for them.
Leading the Free World

Oct 28, 2024 | cnas.org | Richard Fontaine |Shanthi Kalathil |Tod Lindberg |Tom Malinowski

The United States has led the free world for eight decades, helping to usher in an era of unprecedented human flourishing. For much of that period, democracies expanded in number and quality.
Malinowski: the Democratic Party will benefit from change

Mar 26, 2024 | newjerseyglobe.com | Tom Malinowski

OPINIONAndy Kim’s victory in the U.S. Senate primary shows just how thoroughly New Jersey’s Democratic Party was transformed by the coalition that flipped five of our Republican congressional seats between 2016 and 2018. The center of gravity in the Party has shifted to rank and file Democrats who volunteer and donate for idealistic reasons, away from the Party organizations in Democratic stronghold counties that have jealously guarded their power to decide who governs the state.
Use the TikTok moment before Congress to make all social media work better

Mar 15, 2024 | thehill.com | Tom Malinowski

If I were still in the House, I would have voted to make TikTok break up with China, because the risk that the Chinese government will use the platform to influence Americans is real. If the “TikTok bill” in its current form is enacted, and all goes according to plan, the company and its data will be owned by Americans. And then, I’m sorry to say, absolutely nothing else will change.
Opinion | How to End the War in Ukraine - Even If Vladimir Putin Wants to Keep Fighting

Aug 18, 2023 | politico.com | Tom Malinowski

Opinion | How to End the War in Ukraine — Even If Vladimir Putin Wants to Keep FightingPutin has a veto over two endgames for Ukraine. But there’s a third that would bypass him. Russia under Vladimir Putin has never ended its wars at the negotiating table and has shown zero interest in making concessions that would come close to the minimal requirements of Ukraine and its allies.
Former NJ Congressman Joins Lewis Baach As Consultant

Jul 12, 2023 | law360.com | Tom Malinowski

Tom Malinowski, two-term representative for New Jersey's 7th Congressional District and former vice chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is moving to an international litigation boutique to serve as senior... Want to continue reading?
Let Ukraine Into NATO Right Now

Jun 15, 2023 | almendron.com | Tom Malinowski

Twenty-five years ago, as a State Department speechwriter, I worked with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to secure ratification by the U.S. Senate of NATO’s first enlargement since the 1950s. Like all of us who advised Albright, I felt passionately that bringing Central Europe’s new democracies into NATO was morally right and in America’s interest. But we also believed it was vital to set the highest possible bar for aspiring members.
Let Ukraine Into NATO Right Now

Jun 14, 2023 | foreignpolicy.com | Tom Malinowski

The country’s ongoing war isn’t a reason not to bring it into the West’s security alliance. Twenty-five years ago, as a State Department speechwriter, I worked with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright to secure ratification by the U.S. Senate of NATO’s first enlargement since the 1950s.