Informing and curating the most important issues of our time.
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The ‘Indian Question’ Question
Who would have thought the heady mix of nationalism and populism would stumble on race?
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The Mob Never Learns
In the case of rape allegations at Cornell, due process takes a backseat to inflammatory accusations.
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The Great Divorce
The Cold War coalition is coming apart.
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Will California Democrats Finally Defeat John C. Frémont?
They have him cornered on a state park sign.
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The Unbearable Lightness of American Restraint
A great power cannot shed its mass simply because it has grown weary of the weight.
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Encouraging Signs from the Strait of Hormuz
By some estimates, the amount of oil getting through the strait is about 80 percent of the prewar level.
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The New York Times Celebrates the Dregs of Television
A left-leaning poll creates a foul new canon.
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State Taxpayers Need Extra Protection from Their Legislatures
Voters in Iowa have the chance to secure themselves against rogue tax hikes.
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The World Runs on Diesel
That’s why consumers are angry at its high price.
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In Britain, the Terror Question Remains the Same: War or Crime?
British counterterrorism has traveled a path very different from America’s approach.
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The Parade of Hormuz Horribles Fizzles Out
What else are the foreign-policy graybeards missing?
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A War Rejected by the People
We are preparing to learn again that a constitutional republic and democracy cannot achieve satisfying ends in war without the consent of its true sovereign.