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After the Health Care Sideshow

Why Obamacare—and the efforts to repeal it or fix it—are largely irrelevant to the real problems facing the U.S. health care system.

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European Disunion
They’ll Be Back

Amidst a bitter internal fight, Germany’s AfD may be staggering, but it isn’t down for the count.

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Sovereignty Redux
Germany and the Return of a Europe of Nations

The growth of “populism” in European politics is better described as a response by Europe’s populations to Germany’s increasingly dominant position on the Continent.

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Rouhani’s Road to Ruin

If history is any indicator, then an escalating rift between Iran’s Supreme Leader and its recently reelected President will end up bolstering Khamenei and his allies at the expense of Rouhani.

Religion in the Public Square
When Church and State Are Anything but Separate

Belief is not simply a quaint feature of the human condition but a complex operating system that holds the key to understanding the Middle East.

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Back to Basics
A Teachable Moment

The Trump presidency is giving Americans a crash course in civics. Are we capable of sharing the lessons with the world?

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Film Noir
The Past Was Yours

A look at Robert Mitchum’s greatest picture on his centennial.

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Art of the Deal
Will Iran Retaliate Against U.S. Sanctions?

And what steps can the U.S. take to convince them not to try it?

Pardon Me?
Slouching Toward Bethlehem

A sure sign of constitutional distress is when the President and his advisers begin to flirt with the pardon power.

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ACA Agonistes
Fact-Based Health Care Reform

Handing out subsidies and expanding government programs have become the chief standards by which health reforms are judged. That needs to change.

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