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Columns and Articles by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

December 08, 2024

War Crimes


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December 29, 2023

How to Become a Melting Pot


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December 22, 2023

Freedom of Speech Limits


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December 15, 2023

Putin?s Heritage


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December 08, 2023

War Crimes


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November 10, 2023

Minority Rule (1 of 2)


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November 03, 2023

Political Corruption


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October 27, 2023

Palestinian Tragedy


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October 20, 2023

Winners and Losers


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October 06, 2023

Afghanistan?s Dark Ages


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September 29, 2023

Oppenheimer (2 of 2)


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September 22, 2023

Oppenheimer (1 of 2)


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September 15, 2023

Brief History of Slavery


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September 08, 2023

Anti-Modernization Movements


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August 25, 2023

The World America Made (1 of 2)


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August 18, 2023

Technology Consequences


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August 11, 2023

Historic Work Changes


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July 28, 2023

America: Good and bad


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July 21, 2023

Ukraine Reborn (2 of 2)


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July 14, 2023

Ukraine Reborn (1 of 2)


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July 07, 2023

Race-Based Affirmative Action


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June 23, 2023

Teaching American History (2 of 2)


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June 16, 2023

Teaching American History (1 of 2)


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June 09, 2023

Constitutional Changes


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May 26, 2023

Bigotry?s Sloppy Language


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May 19, 2023

Religion at War with Itself


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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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December 02, 2022

American Populism


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November 04, 2022

Supreme Court Reviews


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October 23, 2022

September 23, 2022


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September 09, 2022

American Unjust Justice Problems (1 of 2)


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September 02, 2022

The January 6 Congressional Hearings


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August 26, 2022

Evolution of the State Department


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August 19, 2022

The Constitution and Minority Rule


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August 12, 2022

The Good Old Days?


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The Good Old Days?


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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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July 15, 2022

The Two Faces of Faith


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July 08, 2022

Democracy or Religion?


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July 01, 2022

Saving America?s Democracy (2 of 2)


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June 10, 2022

Russia and China: Frenemies?


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June 03, 2022

The Russian Way of War


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May 27, 2022

Democracy or Dictatorship?


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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 22, 2022

Putin?s War Playbook


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April 15, 2022

Russia and Ukraine: Poisoned History


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April 08, 2022

Disgruntled, Hating Everything


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April 01, 2022

Reliable Sources: How Do You Know That? (Part 2)


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March 25, 2022

Reliable Sources: How Do You Know That? (Part 1)


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March 18, 2022

Separating Truth from Lies


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March 04, 2022

Putin: A Genius or Unhinged?


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February 25, 2022

Putin the Angry


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February 18, 2022

Ukraine


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January 21, 2022

Space Aliens Among Us


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January 14, 2022

The January 6 Committee


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December 31, 2021

Celebrating Food in History


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December 24, 2021

Justice for All, Part 2


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December 17, 2021

Justice for All? (1 of 2)


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December 10, 2021

Build Back Better Part 2


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December 03, 2021

Infrastructure Provisions: Part 1


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Infrastructure Provisions: Part 1


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November 26, 2021

Solving the Alienation


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November 12, 2021

American Populism


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Steve Bannon: Anarchist Operative


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October 29, 2021

Good Character and the Constitution


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October 22, 2021

History and Science Dim Bulbs


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October 15, 2021

One Hand Clapping?


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October 08, 2021

The Fate of Tyrants


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October 01, 2021

Panic in Party?s Demise


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September 17, 2021

Hatred of Women


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September 10, 2021

Tenacity of Prejudice


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September 03, 2021

Human Societies and Cultural Change (2 of 2)


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August 20, 2021

Afghanistan and Nation Building


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August 13, 2021

Intelligence Divide


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August 06, 2021

Threats to Democracy


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July 23, 2021

American History Culture Wars


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July 16, 2021

Global Dilemma: Polarization


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July 09, 2021

America?s Dilemma: Polarization


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July 02, 2021

World War IV, by Stealth


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World War IV, by Stealth


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June 25, 2021

Census Analysis (2 of 2)


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June 18, 2021

Census Analysis (1 of 2)


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June 11, 2021

An Asylum Issue


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June 04, 2021

Afghanistan Dilemma


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May 28, 2021

Infrastructure (2 of 2))


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May 21, 2021

What Is Infrastructure?


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May 14, 2021

Violence Against Wome (2 0f 2)


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May 07, 2021

Violence Against Women (1 of 2)


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April 16, 2021

Rethinking Education (1)


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April 09, 2021

Dumbing Down History Pajaronian


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April 02, 2021

Dumbing Down of America


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March 26, 2021

Pandemic Aftermath (2)


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March 19, 2021

Pandemics in History, Part 1


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March 12, 2021

The Long History of Lynch-mobs


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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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January 22, 2021

Can Biden Produce another "New Deal?"


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January 01, 2021

The Future of Work (Part 1)


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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 04, 2020

Biden?s Big Opportunity to Save Democracy


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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 30, 2020

Empathy: Nature or Nurture?


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Empathy: Nature or Nurture?


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October 23, 2020

Peaceful Transfer of Power


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October 16, 2020

Perspective on History of Slavery


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October 09, 2020

The War Against Public Health


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October 02, 2020

What Is a Patriot?


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September 25, 2020

Trashing Institutions


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Trashing Institutions


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September 11, 2020

"With Him, All Roads Lead to Putin"


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September 04, 2020

Putin?s Hit List


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August 28, 2020

The Glass Half Full


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August 21, 2020

History in Perspective


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August 14, 2020

Global status of Women


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July 31, 2020

Pardon Me! Defying Rule of Law


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July 24, 2020

Refusing Oversight


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July 17, 2020

Thoughtful Police Reform


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Thoughtful Police Reform


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June 19, 2020

Pandemic Playbook for Dictators


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June 12, 2020

Religion and Human Rights


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June 05, 2020

Annual Darwin Awards


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May 29, 2020

Presidents and Science in History


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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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May 01, 2020

New Attention to Ethics


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April 17, 2020

"Believing" Can Be Deadly


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April 10, 2020

Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories


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April 03, 2020

Saving Our Republic


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March 20, 2020

Presidential "Pardons"


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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 14, 2020

The Trumpification of Revenge


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February 07, 2020

Providing National Security Advice to President


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January 24, 2020

Why We Need Russia Experts


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January 17, 2020

The Gaslighting Phenomenon


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December 27, 2019

How Goes it with Women?


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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 25, 2019

Rule of Law Is Not a Given.


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October 18, 2019

Amending the Constitution


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October 11, 2019

Anti-Semitism?s New Supporters


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September 27, 2019

When Foreign Policy Gets It Wrong: Afghanistan


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September 13, 2019

The Clash between Law and Religion


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September 06, 2019

Men Who Deserve Praise


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August 09, 2019

A Public/Private partnership To Reduce Gun Violence.


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August 02, 2019

Darwinian View of Women


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July 26, 2019

Presidents at War


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July 19, 2019

Rewriting History


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July 12, 2019

Democracy and Sacred Honor


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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 21, 2019

Rogues? Gallery for Impeachment


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June 14, 2019

Picking the President?s Team


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June 07, 2019

The Abortion Hypocrisy


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May 31, 2019

The Late, Great Republican Party


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May 10, 2019

The Mueller Report Summaries, Part 1


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May 03, 2019

Revisiting Public Education


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April 12, 2019

The Pros and Cons of Tolerance


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March 29, 2019

Reparations for Slavery


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March 22, 2019

The Rebirth of Fascism


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March 15, 2019

Kleptocracy Comes to America


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March 08, 2019

The Good and the Bad of Presidential Power


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March 01, 2019

The Function of Impeachments


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February 23, 2019

The Russian Bear is Now a Snake


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February 15, 2019

Asylum and Immigration Policy


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February 08, 2019

Women and "Pollution"


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January 25, 2019

The Limits to Growth


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January 18, 2019

Coincidence or Collusion?


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January 11, 2019

Our Most Corrupt President


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January 04, 2019

What is Political Corruption?


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December 14, 2018

Scuttling All the US Government Departments


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November 30, 2018

Historic Roots of Anti-Semitism


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November 23, 2018

Attacks on the Press are now global.


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November 16, 2018

What?s Happening to the Global Islam Project?


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November 09, 2018

When Should "Norms" Become Law?


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November 02, 2018

What to Do About Saudi Arabia


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October 26, 2018

The Element of Time in Changing Society


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October 19, 2018

The History of the US Justice System


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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 15, 2018

Saudi men resist women driving.


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September 08, 2018

Too Much Democracy?


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September 01, 2018

Could Iran Collapse?


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August 25, 2018

Why is Foreign Policy So Complex?


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August 11, 2018

The Ongoing War on Science


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August 04, 2018

The Assault on Truth


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July 28, 2018

Alien Children in History


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July 14, 2018

Putin?s Game


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July 07, 2018

Clash of Civilizations


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June 16, 2018

Following Russian Money


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June 02, 2018

Three Countries Turn 70: Comparisons


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May 26, 2018

The American Presidency in History


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May 19, 2018

Public Education and Democracy


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May 12, 2018

Getting Poison Gas Policies Wrong.


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May 05, 2018

Census taking outside of the US


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April 28, 2018

The Census: Counting On It.


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April 21, 2018

Words Matter.


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April 14, 2018

Doing the Right Thing has Costs!


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April 07, 2018

Pakistan?s blasphemy Law


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March 31, 2018

Russia?s Disinformation Campaign


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March 17, 2018

Two Books Explore "What Ifs" in History


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March 10, 2018

Let Us Take a Tour of Slavery Through History


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February 17, 2018

Valentine's Day Has Religious Enemies


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February 10, 2018

In a Democracy, Character Matters.


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February 03, 2018

Our Better Angels


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January 13, 2018

Fake News and Conspiracy Theories


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January 06, 2018

Recognizing Jerusalem as Israel?s Capital


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December 30, 2017

What are Laws and Norms?


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December 23, 2017

Is Fear of Strangers a Human Instinct?


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December 16, 2017

Good Manners Need a Renaissance


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November 25, 2017

Is Saudi Arabia Heading for Disaster?


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November 18, 2017

One World or Back to Tribalism?


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November 11, 2017

Gender Wars in Perspective


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November 04, 2017

Democracy Cannot Have One Hand Clapping!


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October 28, 2017

Leaving the Union: Pros and Cons


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October 21, 2017

Vietnam Revisited


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October 07, 2017

The Eternal Russia


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September 23, 2017

Nation Building in Afghanistan?


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September 09, 2017

Destroying Sacred Icons Is Not New.


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August 26, 2017

Resentment and Torchlight Parades


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August 12, 2017

Is There Democracy in Iran's Future?


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August 05, 2017

"Palace Intrigues" in Art and History.


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July 29, 2017

The Past and Future of Work


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July 22, 2017

Humor Can Bring Down a State


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July 15, 2017

What do you know about Montenegro?


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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 17, 2017

Populism Across the Globe


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May 27, 2017

Where Religious Tolerance is Scorned (Part 3 of 3)


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May 20, 2017

Limits to Tolerance (Part 2 of 3)


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May 13, 2017

Religious Tolerance in World History


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May 06, 2017

America?s Long Religious Heritage


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April 29, 2017

Russia?s New Global Aims


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March 18, 2017

Sweden Does Have an Immigrant Problem.


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February 25, 2017

Crisis for the Muslim World


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February 11, 2017

Ideas That Make People Kill.


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January 28, 2017

The Arc of History


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January 21, 2017

World Law and Reciprocity


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January 07, 2017

Israel and Its Changing Neighborhood


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December 17, 2016

Populism?s Unanticipated Consequences: Dictatorship


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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 26, 2016

Celebrating Native American Food


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November 05, 2016

E Pluribus Unum?


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October 15, 2016

Israel?s Changing Neighborhood


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September 22, 2016

Is There Global Rule of Law?


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September 17, 2016

Why Is Georgetown University Rewriting History?


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September 10, 2016

The Fuss over Headscarves


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August 20, 2016

Culture Matters: International (Part 2 of 2)


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August 06, 2016

Russia's Long Romance with Lying and Deception


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July 23, 2016

Iraq War Revisited with Critical Thinking


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May 24, 2016

Book Review on Communism's Founding Tyrants


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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 30, 2016

1400 Years of Inbreeding


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April 23, 2016

Four Middle East Water Systems Shape History


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March 19, 2016

Political Parties Are Not Permanent.


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February 27, 2016

Was the Past Really Better?


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February 20, 2016

Do You Really Want a Revolution?


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February 13, 2016

How Our Presidents Promote Tolerance


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January 30, 2016

The Long Decline of Christians in the Muslim World.


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January 23, 2016

Europe's Good Intentions Hit the Wall of Reality.


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January 16, 2016

Poll Finds Christian-Muslim Divide on Religious Freedom.


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December 12, 2015

Militant Islam has a Woman Problem.


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October 10, 2015

The World Has A Strange Fixation on Sex.


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September 12, 2015

Religious fanaticism still defies the Secular State.


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September 05, 2015

Tradition!


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August 22, 2015

Tradition!


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August 01, 2015

What if the 30-Year Religious Wars Prediction Is Wrong?


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July 25, 2015

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


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July 18, 2015

Putin Has His Own Private Assassins


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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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June 20, 2015

Defunding Israel but Blind to Islamophobia Ripoffs?


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May 09, 2015

Europe?s Newest Invasion needs Tough Love.


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May 02, 2015

The Nation-State Idea is Not Cast in Stone.


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April 04, 2015

What's New: Destroying One's Own Religious Treasures


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November 15, 2014

We Must Put the "Crises of the Moment" in Context.


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November 08, 2014

Debates About "Intrinsic Islam"


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October 25, 2014

Does This War Have an End Game?


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September 27, 2014

Will Islam Address Its Internal Crisis?


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September 20, 2014

This Is No Longer Your Grandfathers' Army.


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September 13, 2014

Conflicting Views of the President's Foreign Policy


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September 06, 2014

Ebola Is Just The Tip of an Iceberg.


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August 23, 2014

Caliphates and Tooth Fairies Are Cousins.


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August 16, 2014

Proxy Wars Have Unanticipated Consequences


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August 02, 2014

Can Wars Be Proportional?


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July 26, 2014

Prejudice: Is it Culture or Race?


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July 19, 2014

Are ISIS and ISIL Based on Religion or Ideology?


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July 12, 2014

Alliances Have No Longevity in the Middle East.


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July 05, 2014

The Borders in the Middle East are Changing.


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June 28, 2014

Does Iraq Have a Future?


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June 21, 2014

US Foreign Policy: Does History Repeat Itself? (Part 2 of 2)


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June 14, 2014

An Iranian in Exile Takes On a British MP.


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June 07, 2014

US Foreign Policy: What Are Our Goals and Priorities? (Part 1 of 2)


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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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April 26, 2014

Why Are We the World’s Policemen?


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March 22, 2014

Putin’s Ideological Fantasy of Russian “Spirituality.”


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March 08, 2014

The Russian Bear Still Has Teeth Laina Farhat-Holzman


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December 14, 2013

Alarms Bells Are Going Off As Al Qaeda Networks Spread.


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December 07, 2013

Can We Legislate Against Sin?


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November 30, 2013

The Politically Correct Only Recognize “Selective Slavery.”


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November 26, 2013

Why Some Women Love Violence.


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November 02, 2013

The “World Community” Has Double Standards.


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October 26, 2013

We Have Always Had Turncoats.


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October 19, 2013

Democracy Has Strings Attached.


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September 21, 2013

Is the US the World's Policeman?


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September 14, 2013

Moral Foreign Policy May Not Be Prudent Foreign Policy.


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July 06, 2013

Russia is an Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery


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June 29, 2013

How Do Religions Modernize?


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In Defense of Dead White Men


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June 22, 2013

Are We in an Everlasting War?


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June 15, 2013

The Chechens Are a Model of Dysfunction.


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April 06, 2013

An Important Iranian Visitor is Coming: The Cyrus Cylinder


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February 02, 2013

Algeria’s Bloody Siege Shows Al Qaeda Gone Global


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January 19, 2013

Sex Crimes Are Part of the War Against Women and Modernity.


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January 05, 2013

The Urban-Rural Conflict is Central to Today's Global Dysfunction.


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November 24, 2012

The Russians Are Looking Like Their Old Selves Again.


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September 15, 2012

When is Cultural Criticism “Racism?”


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August 11, 2012

Can There Be A World Without History? Militant Islamists Think So.


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August 04, 2012

Why Do We Give a Pass to Evil?


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June 16, 2012

Can We Rescue Our Democracy?


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June 02, 2012

Sometimes Inaction Against Bad Guys Has Dangerous Consequences.


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May 05, 2012

The European Uprisings of 1848 Reverberate in Today’s Arab Spring


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April 28, 2012

Fear and Loathing or Analysis and Perspective?


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March 29, 2012

There Are No Easy Answers for US Policy in Syria


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February 18, 2012

Time to Revisit the Abused “L” Word, “L” for “Liberal.”


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January 11, 2012

What Happens When People Suddenly Have Choices?


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December 24, 2011

Immigrants and refugees: Is There Room at the Inn?


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November 03, 2011

Global Violence Declines---Except in the Middle East--Part 2.


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October 22, 2011

Is Human Violence Really on the Wane? Part 1 of 2


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October 18, 2011

Community: Is Letting the Penniless Sick Die an Option?


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October 08, 2011

How Goes It With Marriage Around the World?(Part 1)


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September 24, 2011

U.N. “Anti-Racism” Conference Attacks “Islamophobia”


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September 17, 2011

How Did the Media Cover 9/11?


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September 10, 2011

Let Us Put the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 In Context.


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June 25, 2011

Is Turkey Still A Secular Muslim Model?


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May 28, 2011

Iran, Like Some Here, Also Believes In Apocalyptic Myths.


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April 23, 2011

American Foreign Policies Cannot Always Be Consistent.


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April 16, 2011

How Do We Deal With “Sticks and Stones?”


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March 12, 2011

Tyrants have a long history.


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February 12, 2011

How Goes Democracy Around the World?


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February 05, 2011

Can “Power to the People” Get Egyptians Democracy?


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January 22, 2011

Can National Cultures Really Change?


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January 08, 2011

What Is “American Exceptionalism?”


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December 31, 2010

What Is “American Exceptionalism?”


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December 10, 2010

What is National Security?


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November 13, 2010

Let’s Round Up The Usual Suspects


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October 29, 2010

Some People Have to Lie to Survive.


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October 23, 2010

Why Are We No Longer On The Same Page?


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October 15, 2010

Iran’s Islamic Justice Is a Message to the World


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October 09, 2010

“The Sky Is Falling” Is Alive and Well—Again.


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October 02, 2010

Take Another Look at Tony Blair—Who Maybe Got It Right.


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September 18, 2010

Did We Have Guns of August Again?


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September 11, 2010

Sticks and Stones Go Big Time.


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September 10, 2010

A Venetian Tradition Bites the Dust—a Woman Gondolier!


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September 04, 2010

Germany Has Had a Curious Century of Islamic Relations.


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August 07, 2010

When is IQ a Major Security Issue?


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July 24, 2010

Why Do Dead Ideas Continue to Haunt Us?


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July 17, 2010

Are We Going to Need More Immigrants?


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July 10, 2010

Does Enlightened Self-Interest Rule the World?


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July 03, 2010

What Are The Good Old Days?


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June 19, 2010

Europe has an Identity Crisis.


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June 12, 2010

Let’s Have Another Look at the “Humanitarian” Flotilla


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June 05, 2010

Some Bedfellows are Incomprehensible


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May 29, 2010

What is a Circassian and Why Should We Care?


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May 15, 2010

Can We Ever Force Peace on Combatants?


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May 08, 2010

Good Old “May Day” Comes Back From the Dead


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May 01, 2010

Annual Darwin Awards?


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April 20, 2010

What Can These Women Be Thinking?


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March 20, 2010

Whose Ally is Turkey Today?


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March 13, 2010

Greece is in the Grip of Denial.


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October 17, 2009

Can Too Much Freedom Destroy Democracy?


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October 05, 2009

Is There Any Hope for Afghanistan?


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July 18, 2009

The Iranian Revolution May Be In Phase Two


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January 10, 2009

Why is War Always “Disproportionate”?


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