No Puppet
Team Trump at the UN: Still Not Russian Patsies

The U.S. and Russia are once again clashing in the Security Council, with UN Ambassador Nikki Haley laying into Russia for vetoing a resolution to sanction Syria for its use of chemical weapons.

Settled Science
Study Says Climate Change Is Making Snow Melt Slower

Another day, another surprising new study about climate science.

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U.S. Policy in Asia
A Strategy for China’s Imperial Overstretch

In trying to defend an enormous empire with dwindling resources, Beijing has overstretched itself. Here’s how Washington can take advantage.

Libyan Afterparty
Russia Plays Power Broker in Libya

Moscow is courting Washington’s support for the Libyan general fighting the UN-backed government.

Trump and Circumstance
Live-Blogging Trump’s Address To Congress [CLOSED]

WRM, staff, and friends of TAI live-blogged President Donald J. Trump’s address to Congress and the nation.

creative destruction
The BigLaw Massacre Approaches

Bad news for lawyers gunning for jobs sorting through documents at big firms.

campus speech wars
A Campus Free Speech Case Study Emerges In Vermont

Middlebury College is gearing up for a test of its commitment to open discourse and free speech this week, when political scientist Charles Murray visits campus on Thursday.

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Business Partners
Putting the U.S.-Israel Relationship to Work

Americans think of Israel in terms of ideology or geopolitics, when they should be thinking about business, technology, and job creation.

Straight Talk
Former Ambassador to China Unloads on Obama

The former ambassador in Beijing has laid bare the failures of Obama’s China policy. But does Trump offer a better way forward?

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Memory
Trump, Gingrich, Thatcher, and Me

When historical revisionism takes hold in a society, it’s time to get scared. It’s happened in Turkey and Germany, and now it’s happening here.

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