Essays
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The Green Pope
The Fisherman’s Other Shoe Has Dropped

Francis’ prescriptions on the environment are fanciful at best, and represent the latest Vatican lurch to the Left.

Iran's Intentions
In Defense of Pessimism

A lesson from German history for our dealings with Iran today: take the ideas of others seriously.

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The Authoritarian Temptation
Weimar Russia, 1995–2015

The “Weimar syndrome” of self-pity isn’t the only path open to a country that has endured humiliation and trauma.

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Greeks Bearing Debts
What a Grexit Could Mean For the Euro

Analysts are fretting, but the Greeks leaving the euro could be a blessing in disguise.

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The Middle East Aflame
The Syrian Civil War Comes to the Druze

After years of steering clear of the fight, Syria’s Druze are now in danger of being drawn into the war’s horrors.

New World Disorder
Binding the Bear

A strategy for helping Russia regain a sense of limits.

SCOTUS Raisin Ruling
The Producerist Bias

The New Deal policies that stacked the deck for producers are increasingly outmoded. It’s time to re-think more than just the raisin reserve.

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Russian Provocations
Time for Sweden to Join NATO

Russia’s provocations in the Baltic Sea region are changing the debate on NATO membership in Sweden.

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Penny Wise & Pound Foolish
Scrooged: Can NATO Be Fixed?

Russia annexes Crimea, invades Ukraine, menaces the Baltics. NATO responds with…defense spending cuts?

The First Amendment
Religion in a Plain Brown Envelope

American progressives want religion to be a pursuit that people engage in privately—rather like pornography.

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