ACA Agonistes
The Next Big Health Care Debate

The ACA was never going to be anything like the final word on health care policy, and now the next debate is heating up.

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Rise of the Right
Final Warning

The French establishment has blocked Front National in the regional elections—but it was largely responsible for the FN’s rise in the first place.

Tango Nuevo
Argentina’s New President Begins Reforms

Argentina is full of powerful forces which will seek to undermine the new President wherever possible and blame him for any trouble.

The European Immigration Crisis
Turkey Isn’t Stopping Migrant Flows to the EU

Two reports show only marginal, likely weather-related drop-offs.

Eco-Problems
EU Wrangles with Lax Car Emissions Testing

A raft of new EU car emissions regulations were shot down in Parliament, accused of being too soft on polluters.

Guns in America
59 Percent of Young Americans Oppose Assault Weapons Ban

Opposition to gun control is not confined to a declining cadre of “bitter” old white men.

Shia-Sunni War Goes Global
Shi’a Sect Alleges Military Massacre in Nigeria

Up to a thousand may be dead at the hands of the Nigerian Army.

Hugo Grotius
Church and State
The Texas State Bar and the Ambiguities of Secularity

People often confuse ‘secularity’ and ‘secularism’. A case in point.

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Parsing Politics
A Conversation with Jon Huntsman

Adam Garfinkle sat down with Jon Huntsman in the office of the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, on October 19.

Review
Kasparov Checkmated

The long-time world chess champion coaches the West on its game against Putin, but his advice lacks nuance and a thorough grounding in history.

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