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False Dichotomies
Globalists Don’t Exist

I would know, because I am one.

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Life of the Mind
IDEA, Ideas, and the New Generation

The millennial generation is inheriting a desolate intellectual scene. Can thoughtfulness make a comeback?

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Turning Points
Ukraine’s Tunisia Moment

As reforms stall in Ukraine, the tragic killing of a young activist could become a rallying cry for systemic change.

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Northern Ireland
Nationalist Options

A Sinn Fein politician’s fall from grace highlights the dilemmas nationalist politicians face in Northern Ireland.

Sincerest Form of Flattery
Plebiscites Masquerading as Elections

Authoritarians’ New Year’s resolution: to have their votes be as close to a Napoleonic plebiscite as they can!

Markets and Man
The Great Transformer

Karl Polanyi’s classic of the fascist age offers a compelling explanation for our own times.

Communism's Legacy
Marx at 200

His writings had greater influence on the 20th century than those of anyone else. But is Karl Marx still relevant in the 21st century?

A Year in Review
The Trump Presidency, Year One

Five takeaways from the first year of the Trump presidency.

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Global Populism Rising
Israel’s Crisis of Leadership

The tide of corruption allegations, investigations, and convictions is taking a heavy toll on Israelis’ perceptions of their political class.

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The Gerrymandering Debate
Drawing the Line on Redistricting

The Supreme Court’s upcoming decision on redistricting could draw the Court into a deep, dark political thicket—and expectations are all over the map.

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