Tom is speaking in Belfast, Maine, tonight
The lessons of Churchill and Orwell for the modern world.
Come on down. I will be at Left Bank books at 7:00 p.m., speaking about Churchill, Orwell, and what they have to tell us about dealing with our political situation today.
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Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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