Summary: On The Gist, the <a href="https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018">bad news from Freedom House</a>. <br>U.S. Air Force officer Edward Lansdale promoted a “hearts and minds” approach to diplomacy in the Philippines and Vietnam, only to be steamrolled by America’s elite class of policymakers. <a href="https://twitter.com/MaxBoot">Max Boot</a> tells us about Lansdale and his own newfound recognition of white privilege and other ideas from the left. Boot’s new book is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0871409410/?tag=slatmaga-20"><em>The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam</em></a><em>. </em><br>In the Spiel, why the continuing resolution is sucking all the fun out of politics.
