Cutting “Foreign Waste” Sounds Good. Until You See the Cost

From famine warnings to countering extremism, here’s what America is really losing by gutting USAID

When President Trump addressed Congress last week, his list of "scams" and "appalling waste" in foreign assistance struck a chord with many of his supporters. After all, it's easy to question why American taxpayers should fund male circumcision in Mozambique or "social cohesion" in Mali when we have pressing needs at home.

Forty-five million for diversit…