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Revamping the Retirement System

The following is written testimony delivered to the United States Senate Subcommittee on Economic Policy on April 5, 2017.

Obamacare Repeal
The GOP Takes a Hack at the Healthcare Gordian Knot

A screwed-up repeal of Obamacare is likely to have fewer political repercussions than passing it in the first place. Still, Republicans may soon wish they had taken a slower and steadier path to repeal and reform.

Diplomacy!
UN Vote on Settlements Can’t Hide Palestinian Collapse

No vote in the echo chamber of the Security Council can change the fact of Palestinian weakness and Israeli strength at this pivotal moment in world history.

The Path to Mt. Rushmore?
Trump’s Third Ring of Suburbs

An earlier essay looked at how a policy of boosting domestic energy production could help Donald Trump turn his presidency into a landmark in American political history. This essay looks at an even larger opportunity: revamping the American Dream for millennials and beyond.

Trump’s Foreign Policy
What the Taiwan Call Means

The most important lesson, for both foreign leaders and domestic foreign policy analysts, is that the Obama era in American foreign policy has come to an end.

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Looking Ahead
Trump’s Path to Mount Rushmore

Smart energy policy could give the next President his best prospect for spurring growth in manufacturing jobs—and thus delivering on the promises his voters think matter most.

Geopolitical Judo
Russia Re-Emerges as a Great Power in the Middle East

History has few examples of a weak power like Russia making so many gains against so powerful a country as the United States.

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New World Disorder
It’s Kim Jong-un’s World; We’re Just Living In It

We don’t live in the world the “liberal internationalists” have imagined exists; we live in a world where, more and more, the law of the jungle applies.

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Turkish Coup Live Blog [CLOSED]

From Friday evening into early Saturday morning, WRM and staff shared their thoughts and provided context as news was breaking.

Literary Saturday
The Novelist of Diplomacy

C. J. Cherryh won’t help you understand any particular culture, but she will help you understand what it means to step out from the comfort of your own background to engage with others.

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