Essays
A Natural Security Strategy
Balancing the Climate Equation

How do we meet today’s needs for food, water, energy, and economic opportunity without sacrificing our ability, and the planet’s capacity, to meet these needs tomorrow? Here’s a bipartisan approach that can help.

Cause for Hope
Grassroots Reforms Around The Country

Look beyond the presidential horserace. The real excitement is at the state level, where efforts at reform are showing promise.

Democratic Deficits
Is the Constitution the Problem?

No. On the contrary, federalism creates space for reform.

Uneasy Fixes
Political Reform and American Democracy

Currently, our electoral system does not let voters vote their true preferences. We could change that.

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Tehran’s Bad Faith
Putting the Lie to an Iranian Fable

For decades Iran has claimed that Israel has been holding four of its diplomats in captivity. Before he died in January, Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani confirmed to an Iranian journalist that this is a lie.

A Way Out
The Case for Liberal Nationalism

The “liberal” element means that minorities receive the same rights as every other citizen. The “national” element means that a shared culture is acknowledged and cultivated.

Crisis of the Special Relationship
No Time to Die

This is no time for complacency about just how precarious a once-precious partnership has become.

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Keep Calm—And Keep Perspective
Life in Singapore in the Time of Coronavirus

Balancing resilience with openness while keeping fear at bay is no easy feat. We may all soon have to learn how to do it.

30 Years Later
Have We Learned Any Lessons?

Vaclav Havel’s historic speech to Congress is a reminder that we all bear responsibility for effecting change.

Veterans Affairs
The Other Third Rail in American Politics

The Department of Veterans Affairs desperately needs to align its funding with the changing needs of its veterans. History shows that will be a bruising political fight.

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