Essays
Wikimedia Commons
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.

Lessons from History
When Immigration and Affirmative Action Collide

Mass immigration and widespread affirmative action are deeply in tension, and ultimately set to destroy one another.

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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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European Futures
The Macron Factor

Will Macron’s first steps into his presidency live up to the expectations?

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The Middle East
With Friends Like These

The Qatar imbroglio and the second coming of the friendly tyrants dilemma.

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Well-Connected Guys
No Wray

Congress should consider taking another look at Christopher Wray, President Trump’s pick to head up the FBI.

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Asia's Game of Thrones
The Tibetan Roots of the China-India Border Dispute

How the border fight fits in with Beijing’s broader pressure campaign in Asia, and why it matters to the US.

Junior's Russia Meetings
All The Dots, Connected

A look at the networks connecting the various Russians attending Donald Trump, Jr.’s notorious meeting shows us just what the Russian state is—and what it wants.

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