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Energy Subsidies
FERC Foils Perry’s Plan to Coddle Coal

The Trump administration’s plan to help struggling coal producers hit a major roadblock this week.

Addendum
All in for Viktor Orbán

A new report from the Senate shines a light on Viktor Orbán’s machinations.

Better Angels
My Debate with “Dialogue”

Why is dialogue seen as “blue” by folks from “red” states? And what should be done about it?

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Trumpian Strategy Options
ROK, Paper, Scissors: Cut the Tie That Binds

It’s time to revisit the utility of the U.S.-South Korean alliance.

Norms and the Law
Common Sense and Sensibility

Or, why attire matters.

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Print & Pixels
Cambodia’s Python Regime

The gradual, deadly constriction of freedom in one small country.

The Trust Crisis
An Emotional America

The growing role of feelings in shaping our reality.

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The New Battlefield
Warfare on the Web

A new book by David Patrikarakos explores how social media has changed armed conflict in the 21st century.

The View from England
Why Harry Potter Is a Tory

American liberals’ love for J.K. Rowling misses the profound British conservatism of her books.

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Old Wisdom, New Applications?

“When knaves fall out, true men come by their goods,” goes the old proverb.

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