Growing Up Today
Trauma and Triviality at Our Nation’s Universities

All the hoopla over trigger warnings and trauma is just a symptom of a deeper failure of our universities to prepare young people for the cold and dark realities of the world.

The Evolution of Erdogan
Erdogan’s Past to Stay Past

The 2013 corruption scandal featuring Turkey’s AKP party reaches an inglorious conclusion.

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Truth and Lies
The Tortured Report

The Senate’s torture report is a difficult document to parse—especially if you don’t have the proper historical context and knowledge.

Kim Jong-Un
Americans Should Be Safe To Go To the Movies

North Korea’s ability to effectively disrupt American moviegoing is an outrageous failure of national security.

Mother Russia
Tariffs, Nukes, and Underwater Robots… Oh My?

With its currency in free fall, let’s take a look at what else the Kremlin has been doing.

Asia's Game of Thrones
The Philippines Arms Up

The Philippines is building up its naval power and banding together with Seoul to counter Chinese aggression.

Recognizing Palestine
Netanyahu: Europe Learned Nothing from the Holocaust

After an EU court removed Hamas from its list of designated terrorist organizations and the EU parliament voted to recognize Palestine, Israel PM Netanyahu accuses Europe of forgetting the Holocaust.

Attacking Fracking
New York Brings Hammer Down on Fracking

Andrew Cuomo’s Administration just formally came out against fracking, apparently swayed by green concerns.

Good Government
Driver’s Licenses in the 21st Century

Iowa is developing a driver’s license app. Smart governance is within reach, and becoming more so all the time.

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Cuba Libre
A Watershed Moment in U.S.-Cuba Relations

Obama, the Castros, and the Republican Congress were all necessary for what looks to be a very big deal on U.S.-Cuba relations. And this is all just the beginning of a long and complicated process.

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