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Science and Politics
A Hard Future for a Soft Science

Behavioral economics, the science behind governmental “nudging” and studies disparaging conservatives, has run aground. It’s time to reform the field for the benefit of scientists and citizens alike.

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The New Reality
Bernie Sanders’s Nightmare

President Trump doesn’t exist in the real world. He only exists in Bernie Sanders’s mind.

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Safe Zone
Security in the Aftermath of ISIS

The Nineveh Plain Safe Zone would promote security, foster local governance, and revitalize the area’s economy. It’s time to put it in place.

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When Britannia Ruled
Thinking about the British Empire

British power, both “hard” and “soft,” helped shape the modern world.

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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.

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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.

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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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The Kerry Legacy
Inside the Black Box of Israeli-Palestinian Talks

All sides failed in the most recent round of negotiations—but there was an opportunity for real progress. Take it from someone who was there.

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Memories
Gone to the Tote-Sum

Perhaps what truly has the power to keep us together in divisive times are the “mystic chords of memory.”

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Anthems of Global Migration
O Canada and Deutschland, Deutschland

Religion matters—on both sides of the global mass migration.

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