Jonathan Bernstein, Columnist

The Long, Slow Destruction of the U.S. Government

The Trump administration continues its attacks on foreign policy, innovation and economic management.

Goodbye, again.

Photographer: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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Item: Sue Gordon announced her plans to retire as principal deputy director of national intelligence, taking decades of experience with her, in a less-than-appreciative letter — what Dan Drezner called “Mattis Letter II.

Item: A Foreign Service officer resigned in an op-ed, saying “ I can no longer justify ... my complicity in the actions of this administration.”