Viewpoints
Johann Peter Krafft, “Charge from the Fortress of Szigetvár” (Wikimedia Commons)
European Disunion
A Pyrrhic Victory for Central Europe

In the EU leadership contest, the Visegrád countries have succeeded in stymying their opponents but have failed utterly to advance their own interests.

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Have Bomb Will Travel
Why Iran Will Never Give Up on Nuclear Weapons

This week, Donald Trump repeated an American mantra: “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.” But in due time it will, because it can, and because it has long seen the Bomb to be in its national interest. But is there an upside?

Getting to Quality
Breaking the Polarization Spiral

How can we encourage the public to consume less “junk” news? It won’t be easy.

© Gage Skidmore
Alternate Reality
What If Trump Had Lost In 2016?

And another Republican had won.

African American and white school children on a school bus, Charlotte, NC – 1973 (Library of Congress)
Print & Pixels
School Busing: Yes, It’s Personal

The rhetoric flying around about school busing after the most recent Democratic debates was beyond sloppy. And the actual history is far from tidy.

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Reefer Madness
Follow the Weed Money

Money lust is now driving the trend toward legalizing marijuana. We may end up doing the right thing—or the wrong thing—for all the wrong reasons.

Diego de Velázquez, “Vulcan’s Forge” (1630)
Three Core Priorities
Focus on Eurasia, Invest in Allies, Rethink Globalization

The West needs to focus on these fundamentals to achieve its overarching strategic objective: preventing China’s domination of Eurasia.

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Money or Merit?
The Urgent Need for Educational Equality

In the United States the SATs are supposed to be about measuring aptitude. Instead, they have also become a measurement of your parents’ bank account.

The Fight Over Facial Recognition Tech
Facing Big Brother’s Stare

Bipartisan concern over facial recognition is mounting. That’s a good thing.

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1850
Ill Winds
A New Birth of Freedom

For all its recent setbacks, democracy still has the resources not only to resist but also to beat back the authoritarian tide.

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