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Columns and Articles by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

December 29, 2023

How to Become a Melting Pot


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December 15, 2023

Putin?s Heritage


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December 01, 2023

Future of our Enemies


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September 08, 2023

Anti-Modernization Movements


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September 01, 2023

World America Made (2 of 2)


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August 25, 2023

The World America Made (1 of 2)


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July 28, 2023

America: Good and bad


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July 14, 2023

Ukraine Reborn (1 of 2)


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June 16, 2023

Teaching American History (1 of 2)


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June 02, 2023

What is NATO?


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May 12, 2023

The New Anarchy (2 of 2))


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May 05, 2023

The New Anarchy (1 of 2)


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April 28, 2023

Religion and Democracy


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August 26, 2022

Evolution of the State Department


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August 05, 2022

Policies or Principles?


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July 29, 2022

Critical Race Theory Conspiracy


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July 22, 2022

Replacement Theory Conspiracy


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May 20, 2022

No Justice Without Accountability, Part 2


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May 13, 2022

Crime & No Punishment, Part 1


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April 29, 2022

Good and Evil Debate


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April 22, 2022

Putin?s War Playbook


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February 04, 2022

Weaponizing Language


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December 31, 2021

Celebrating Food in History


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November 26, 2021

Solving the Alienation


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November 12, 2021

Steve Bannon: Anarchist Operative


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October 22, 2021

History and Science Dim Bulbs


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October 01, 2021

Panic in Party?s Demise


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August 06, 2021

Threats to Democracy


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July 30, 2021

Mandating Vaccination?


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July 09, 2021

America?s Dilemma: Polarization


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June 11, 2021

An Asylum Issue


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June 04, 2021

Afghanistan Dilemma


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April 23, 2021

Rethinking Education (2)


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April 16, 2021

Rethinking Education (1)


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February 26, 2021

The Fate of the Republican Party


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February 19, 2021

America?s Place in the World (Foreign Policy)


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February 05, 2021

Donald Trump?s Legacy


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January 29, 2021

The Possible Great Leap Forward


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December 25, 2020

America?s Founding Principles


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December 18, 2020

Missing: A Common Culture


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December 11, 2020

Pardon Me. Trump?s Gambit.


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December 04, 2020

Biden?s Big Opportunity to Save Democracy


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November 27, 2020

Six Changes to the Constitution


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November 20, 2020

Humanity?s Underbellies


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November 06, 2020

Presidents Who Changed America


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October 23, 2020

Peaceful Transfer of Power


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October 09, 2020

The War Against Public Health


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August 21, 2020

History in Perspective


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July 24, 2020

Refusing Oversight


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June 26, 2020

"Incredible," and "Unbelievable," Indeed.


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May 22, 2020

Presidential Leadership in History


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May 15, 2020

Filling the Leadership Gap


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May 08, 2020

The Crisis in Leadership


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April 10, 2020

Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories


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March 13, 2020

The Real Pandemic: Lies


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February 21, 2020

All Countries Have Underbellies


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February 07, 2020

Providing National Security Advice to President


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January 17, 2020

The Gaslighting Phenomenon


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December 20, 2019

Food?s Place in History


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December 13, 2019

America?s Founding Sin


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December 06, 2019

America?s Gift to the World


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America?s Gift to the World


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November 15, 2019

All Roads Lead to Putin


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November 08, 2019

The Imagined "Deep State"


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November 01, 2019

The Paranoid Style in History


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October 18, 2019

Amending the Constitution


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September 27, 2019

When Foreign Policy Gets It Wrong: Afghanistan


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September 06, 2019

Men Who Deserve Praise


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August 23, 2019

The Future of Feeding the World


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August 09, 2019

A Public/Private partnership To Reduce Gun Violence.


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July 19, 2019

Rewriting History


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July 05, 2019

The Element of Trust


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June 28, 2019

Putin?s Game Plan


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June 07, 2019

The Abortion Hypocrisy


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May 17, 2019

The Mueller Report Summaries Part 2


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November 30, 2018

Historic Roots of Anti-Semitism


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October 12, 2018

The History of the American Presidency


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October 05, 2018

The Liberal World Order.


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September 22, 2018

Indonesia?s Endangered Democracy.


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September 08, 2018

Too Much Democracy?


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August 18, 2018

Climate Change Consequences


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July 28, 2018

Alien Children in History


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July 21, 2018

The "Deep State" Conspiracy


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July 14, 2018

Putin?s Game


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July 07, 2018

Clash of Civilizations


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Clash of Civilizations


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June 16, 2018

Following Russian Money


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June 09, 2018

Why Conspiracy Theories Flourish


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May 19, 2018

Public Education and Democracy


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April 14, 2018

Doing the Right Thing has Costs!


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February 24, 2018

Thirteen Russians Indicted for Election Meddling


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February 03, 2018

Our Better Angels


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January 27, 2018

The Kurds Are Transforming Islam


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January 13, 2018

Fake News and Conspiracy Theories


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October 21, 2017

Vietnam Revisited


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September 30, 2017

Identity Politics?


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September 23, 2017

Nation Building in Afghanistan?


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September 16, 2017

Freedom Is a Tricky Concept.


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August 12, 2017

Is There Democracy in Iran's Future?


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July 08, 2017

Liberal or Illiberal Democracies, What Are They?


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July 01, 2017

Constitutional Crises In Our History


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June 24, 2017

True Believers, The World?s Nightmares


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May 13, 2017

Religious Tolerance in World History


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Religious Tolerance in World History


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May 06, 2017

America?s Long Religious Heritage


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April 22, 2017

America Has 250 Years of Consistent Foreign Policy


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April 15, 2017

Closing the American Great Divide


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April 08, 2017

World Happiness Report


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March 04, 2017

Two-State Solution Faces Reality


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January 21, 2017

World Law and Reciprocity


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December 10, 2016

How Our "Nation of Immigrants" Works.


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December 03, 2016

America?s History of Isolationism or Engagement.


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November 05, 2016

E Pluribus Unum?


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October 22, 2016

It Can?t Happen Here?


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May 21, 2016

Saudi Arabia: Our Troubled and Troublesome Ally (Part 2 of 2)


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May 14, 2016

Saudi Arabia: Our Troubled and Troublesome Ally (Part 1 of 2)


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April 02, 2016

What is a Patriot?


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March 12, 2016

Anger is No Substitute for Thinking.


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March 05, 2016

With Women Like These?..


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February 27, 2016

Was the Past Really Better?


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February 13, 2016

How Our Presidents Promote Tolerance


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January 23, 2016

Europe's Good Intentions Hit the Wall of Reality.


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January 09, 2016

"Round Up the Usual Suspects!"


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October 17, 2015

The Saudis Are Not Alone in Religious Stampedes.


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October 10, 2015

The World Has A Strange Fixation on Sex.


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October 03, 2015

Whose Fault is the Immigrant Crisis?


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September 26, 2015

Whose Fault is the Immigrant Crisis?


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September 19, 2015

Refugee Hordes Threaten Europe?s Future.


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September 05, 2015

The United States of Europe Is Obviously Premature.


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July 25, 2015

Let's Take a Long View of the Iran Deal.


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July 04, 2015

Human Rights Widen In the West, Vanish Elsewhere.


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June 27, 2015

History Reveals Presidential Close Calls!


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January 17, 2015

Whose Fault Are the French Jihadi Murders?


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January 10, 2015

Terrorists: "Insult us and we kill you."


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December 13, 2014

Europe Rethinks Multiculturalism


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November 29, 2014

The Women?s Revolution Threatens The Old Guard


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August 02, 2014

Can Wars Be Proportional?


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July 05, 2014

The Borders in the Middle East are Changing.


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May 17, 2014

What is Boko Haram and Why Should We Care?


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May 03, 2014

What the Map Can Tell You.


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