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January 18, 2018

Russia finds young men who love guns — and grooms them

It is showing more than neighborly interest in these potential recruits from nearby countries.

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Published on January 18, 2018 04:44

January 11, 2018

The America Europe needs right now is missing

Trump makes it impossible to counter Russian influence abroad.

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Published on January 11, 2018 05:24

January 8, 2018

The ‘Oprah in 2020’ talk is proof of our democracy’s degradation

Trump’s total lack of qualifications shouldn’t lower the bar for anyone.

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Published on January 08, 2018 22:40

January 5, 2018

The Trumps and Kushners may spell the end of the Wilsonian world

They don’t even comprehend the 28th president’s lofty intentions.

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Published on January 05, 2018 04:47

December 28, 2017

The euphemisms I refuse to use in 2018

Words such as “far-right” and “populist” disguise what’s actually at stake in our democracies.

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Published on December 28, 2017 00:13

December 21, 2017

Poland is illegally dismantling its own constitution. Can the E.U. do anything?

The outcome will have far-reaching consequences for other member states.

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Published on December 21, 2017 04:11

December 15, 2017

How Doug Jones won

Jones, Emmanuel Macron, Alexander Van der Bellen — they all proved that an appeal to national pride doesn’t have to be xenophobic.

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Published on December 15, 2017 04:45

December 11, 2017

The Polish government is cracking down on private media — in the name of combating ‘fake news’

The latest case of authoritarians following Trump's lead.

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Published on December 11, 2017 01:53

December 8, 2017

Brexit has brought the Irish problem back

And the answer, for now, is a “fudge.”

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Published on December 08, 2017 04:29

November 30, 2017

President Trump is now a troll

And by retweeting hate, he endangers us all.

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Published on November 30, 2017 00:22

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