Ersatz Ethiopia
The Meaning of an Olympic Protest

A silver medalist from Ethiopia crosses his arms in protest—and draws attention to the woes of America’s counter-terrorism partner in the Horn of Africa.

Demographics and 2016
Asian-Americans and Battleground States

The demographic group that the GOP just can’t seem to court is much stronger in VA, NV than nationally.

Blue Digs in
The War on Charters Escalates

Pushback against the spread of charter schools is one of the Left’s most important goals.

Unpleasant Truths
The Folly of Faith-Based Foreign Policy

American ideas about impending democratic transitions across the Middle East are almost always delusional fantasies, whether embraced by overconfident neocons in the Age of Bush or by overconfident liberal internationalists in the Age of Obama.

The Clintons' Post-Blue Flop
The Greatest Failure of Democratic Social Policy

In the 1990s, the Clintons tried to help African American families get on a sustainable path to a middle class existence. A new study suggests the experiment has failed.

rule of law
A Norm-Shattering Campaign in California

How to understand the campaign against California’s Judge Persky.

From Defense Minister to Eco Envoy
The Rise and Fall of Sergey Ivanov

What could have triggered a trusted ally’s fall from grace? Putin’s paranoid fear of revolutions, heightened after the Turkish coup, is probably a large part of the answer.

Palace Intrigue
Who Framed Dmitry Medvedev?

Rumors swirl about forces trying to discredit Russia’s Prime Minister. It could be Kudrin, it could be the opposition—or it could be just a ploy to keep the people laughing.

political reform
The Extinction of Palo Alto?

Residents of the wealthy community pull up the ladder for people trying to move in.

Crisis in Ukraine
Putin Throws Down the Gauntlet

With tensions rising, Putin appears to want to scrap Minsk 2 and work out a plan for Ukraine directly with the West, without Kyiv present at the talks.

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