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Asia's Game of Thrones
Pentagon Sounds the Alarm on China’s Military Ambitions

The Defense Department is as worried about China as ever. How will Trump respond?

meritocracy?
How Elites Protect Their Status: Private School Edition

The effort to downplay old-fashioned measures of academic merit is really about protecting the already-privileged.

Missile Diplomacy
Seoul Presses Pause on THAAD

A minor concession to China—or the sign of a serious rift with Washington?

Downfall
The Assault on Raqqa Begins

As the assault on ISIS’ capital Raqqa begins, another U.S. strike on the Assad regime makes clear that the scramble for Syria is only beginning.

red dawn flickers
“Starve the Beast” Fails in the Sunflower State

Kansas lawmakers repudiate Gov. Brownback’s extreme supply side approach to public budgeting.

Trump vs. Trudeau
In the Anglosphere, Diversity Is Strength

Canada is defining its foreign policy agenda in sharp contrast to Trump’s, but the ties that bind the two countries remain as strong as ever.

ACA Agonistes
Parties Point Fingers as Obamacare Meltdown Continues

The Obamacare insurance markets have suffered yet another major blow.

Gassing Up
Qatar Crisis an Opportunity for US LNG

Qatar is the world’s largest LNG exporter, and it’s also the target of an attempt by a group of Arab countries to isolate it over accusations of attempts to destabilize the region. That decision by Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the Maldives, Yemen, and the UAE to cut diplomatic ties with Qatar is going to make […]

Fighting France's Blue Beast
Can Macron Deliver On Labor Reform?

We will find out this summer, and the answer could profoundly shape the prospects for his presidency.

Higher Education Watch
Trump Budget Plan Cuts Staffing for Campus Sex Police

The Administration’s budget plan puts pressure on the Office for Civil Rights in Education. That’s a step in the right direction.

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