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Religion in the 21st Century
Islamophobia?

Those of us who think of Islam as one of the great faiths have more than tactical reasons for opposing the idea of war against it.

A Little Perspective
Pew Study: U.S. Middle Class Smaller But Richer Than Europe’s

You’re better off living in Mississippi than Italy.

Natural Disaster
Can US Solar Cope with an Eclipse?

The natural phenomenon is going to seriously test solar-dependent power grids.

WRM in WSJ
Andrew Jackson Needs Alexander Hamilton

Effective American statesmanship would reconcile nationalism and globalism.

Net Assessment
The Raucous Caucasus

The United States must restore its leverage and credibility in the restive region caught between Russia, Turkey, and Iran.

My Big Fat Greek Bailout
Athens Signs Up for More Austerity

But will the EU blink on debt relief?

strange new respect
Conservative Court Precedents Trip Up Trump Administration

Some Roberts Court rulings will earn a “strange new respect” form Democrats now that they are no longer in power.

Zombie Theories
In the Balkans, an Old Idea Whose Time Has Passed

“Partition it!” is the last refuge of foreign policy experts who really ought to know better.

TAI elsewhere
An Overlooked Maven of the Alt-Right

Its better to understand the alt-right’s often-frightening appeal than to dismiss it out of hand.

Reading the Polls
Trump’s Base vs. the Blob

Do Trump’s foreign policy priorities align with the public’s? Recent polls show it’s complicated.

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