multiculturalism & its discontents
Biased Ballot Language in the Golden State

A warmed-over ballot summary for California’s bilingual education initiative.

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The Real Deal
Assuming the Position

Volume Two of the Pumphrett Papers.

Hong Kong Democracy
Beijing To Intervene In Hong Kong Dispute

Beijing’s decision to intervene in a dispute about pro-independence legislators in Hong Kong could have far-reaching consequences.

Pipeline Politics
Old Pipes Threaten American Energy Security

More than three-fifths of America’s fuel pipelines were built before 1970. That’s a problem.

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Crackdown in Turkey
Erdogan Ups the Ante

Erdogan’s authoritarian surge has now kicked into overdrive with the arrests of opposition members of parliament.

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2016 And Beyond
The Waning of American Primacy

President Obama’s successor may find that reversing American foreign policy decline will take more than a mere act of will.

How norms erode
SCOTUS in Crisis

Republican Senate candidates have upped the ante of their Supreme Court brinksmanship.

Greece's Never-Ending Crisis
Tsipras Dons a Reformist Costume

Greece is coming back into the news…

Asia's Game of Thrones
On Philippines, Kerry Sees a Glass Half-Full

John Kerry says the fundamentals of the relationship with the Philippines are strong, but those words may not be enough to reassure nervous allies.

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Cyber Insecurity
Inside the Surkov Leaks—and the Surkov “Fakes”

Hacked emails of a top Putin aide show Moscow’s role in the Ukraine conflict, but an apparent forgery has also muddied the waters.

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