Follow the Money
Citizens United = Russian Money in American Campaigns

A story even bigger than it looks at first glance.

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Strategic Realignment
The Indo-Pacific Moment

Washington’s new strategic focus on the Indo-Pacific aptly aligns with New Delhi’s broadening ambitions—but the growing partnership will need to be carefully managed.

Alternative Facts
The Etiology of Faked News

How technology supercharged the spread of disinformation, and what we can do about it.

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False Dichotomies
Globalists Don’t Exist

I would know, because I am one.

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Life of the Mind
IDEA, Ideas, and the New Generation

The millennial generation is inheriting a desolate intellectual scene. Can thoughtfulness make a comeback?

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Turning Points
Ukraine’s Tunisia Moment

As reforms stall in Ukraine, the tragic killing of a young activist could become a rallying cry for systemic change.

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Northern Ireland
Nationalist Options

A Sinn Fein politician’s fall from grace highlights the dilemmas nationalist politicians face in Northern Ireland.

Sincerest Form of Flattery
Plebiscites Masquerading as Elections

Authoritarians’ New Year’s resolution: to have their votes be as close to a Napoleonic plebiscite as they can!

Markets and Man
The Great Transformer

Karl Polanyi’s classic of the fascist age offers a compelling explanation for our own times.

Communism's Legacy
Marx at 200

His writings had greater influence on the 20th century than those of anyone else. But is Karl Marx still relevant in the 21st century?

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