Immigration Debate
Dems Oppose Reducing Perverse Immigration Incentives

Senate Democrats are opposing changes to a 2008 immigration law that has been fueling the nightmarish scenario unfolding on our borders.

Putin's Room to Maneuver
The Fog of War Descends on Eastern Ukraine

Early this morning, an air strike leveled several apartments in the city of Snizhne, killing at least four civilians. Friendly fire or Russian provocation? As the fog of war descends on Ukraine, Putin keeps pushing the limits of plausible deniability.

Putin to Kirchner
Let’s Make a Nuclear Deal

Cheap nuclear power and 24/7 Russian propaganda piped into your country: what’s not to like?

Foreign Policy a la Modi
Modi Beefs Up Indian Military

Eying an increasingly assertive China and a troubled Pakistan, Indian PM Modi moves to expand the country’s military budget. As he promised on the campaign trail, he’s making India’s foreign policy more “muscular.”

Eastern Ukraine Heating Up
Will Putin Push Back?

As the Ukrainian army pushes into Luhansk, an errant Ukrainian shell reportedly killed a civilian in Russia. How many more incidents like that can Putin weather at home before his nationalist bona fides are called into question?

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Satisfaction
BDS, MLA, and One Rockin’ Shavuot Night

As the Rolling Stones rocked Tel Aviv, the MLA’s BDS petition went down in flames. But the fight over BDS is far from over.

The Beautiful Game
Punting for Political Points: Argentina and the World Cup

Argentina isn’t the only country using free-viewing of the World Cup as a way to soften people’s political disgust.

The Weekend Read
The Unknown Within Ourselves

The political importance of privacy is plurality. Only when people grow and mature in a protected world of home and hearth can they find the space and freedom to think independently and thus differently.

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Iran in a hot spot
Mullah Dreams: Not Counting Sheep

The ISIS offensive has so far played to Iran’s advantage, but poses a strategic nightmare for it in the long run as Iraq continues to dissolve.

Putin Celebrates
Russia’s Weapons Sales Are Booming

In 2012, Vladimir Putin vowed to build up his military. Now Russia is doing big business in arms sales.

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