Marc Ambinder

Marc Ambinder is a writer focused on national security and an adjunct instructor at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Articles by Marc Ambinder
Trump supporters confront police and security forces at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.
Trump supporters confront police and security forces at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.

Why Nobody Protected the Capitol
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Marc Ambinder
A mushroom cloud rises from a nuclear weapon test during Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER. Over two thousand Marines witnessed the event, which was conducted in 1952 at the Nevada Proving Ground.
A mushroom cloud rises from a nuclear weapon test during Operation TUMBLER-SNAPPER. Over two thousand Marines witnessed the event, which was conducted in 1952 at the Nevada Proving Ground.

The American Government’s Secret Plan for Surviving the End of the World
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Marc Ambinder
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: (L-R) National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen, FBI Director James Comey, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn testify during a hearing before Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee January 29, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "Current and Projected National Security Threats Against the United States." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: (L-R) National Counterterrorism Center Director Matthew Olsen, FBI Director James Comey, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, CIA Director John Brennan, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn testify during a hearing before Senate (Select) Intelligence Committee January 29, 2014 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on "Current and Projected National Security Threats Against the United States." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump Is Showing How the Deep State Really Works
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Marc Ambinder
Alex Wong/Getty Images
Alex Wong/Getty Images

Comey Don’t Play That
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Marc Ambinder
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Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

Inside the Black Box
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Marc Ambinder
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