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Columns and Articles by Dr. Laina Farhat-Holzman

December 01, 2023

Future of our Enemies


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November 25, 2023

Minorities that Benefit Democracy


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November 17, 2023

Minority Rule (2 of 2)


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November 10, 2023

Minority Rule (1 of 2)


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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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July 28, 2023

America: Good and bad


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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 19, 2023

Religion at War with Itself


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April 28, 2023

Religion and Democracy


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April 14, 2023

How Goes It With Women Around the World?


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November 11, 2022

Revolutiions in Russia and Iran


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November 04, 2022

Supreme Court Reviews


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October 24, 2022

The Afghan Disaster (2 of 2)


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September 02, 2022

The January 6 Congressional Hearings


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August 05, 2022

Policies or Principles?


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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 25, 2022

Saving America?s Democracy (1 of 2)


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June 16, 2022

World Survey of Democracies


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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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April 29, 2022

Good and Evil Debate


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April 22, 2022

Putin?s War Playbook


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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 28, 2022

Status of Women Around the World


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January 14, 2022

The January 6 Committee


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January 07, 2022

When Fiction Cuts Close


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December 10, 2021

Build Back Better Part 2


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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 15, 2021

One Hand Clapping?


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August 20, 2021

Afghanistan and Nation Building


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August 06, 2021

Threats to Democracy


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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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April 16, 2021

Rethinking Education (1)


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March 05, 2021

Close Call for Democracy


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February 19, 2021

America?s Place in the World (Foreign Policy)


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February 12, 2021

History: When Lies Kill


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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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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 13, 2020

A Country Almost Divided


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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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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 18, 2020

Putin?s Own Problems


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September 11, 2020

"With Him, All Roads Lead to Putin"


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August 28, 2020

The Glass Half Full


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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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July 10, 2020

Earning Their Spurs


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July 03, 2020

That Which You Sow?


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June 26, 2020

"Incredible," and "Unbelievable," Indeed.


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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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May 15, 2020

Filling the Leadership Gap


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May 08, 2020

The Crisis in Leadership


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April 03, 2020

Saving Our Republic


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March 27, 2020

Too Much Democracy


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March 20, 2020

Presidential "Pardons"


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March 06, 2020

Rolling Back Regulations


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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 31, 2020

If Right Doesn?t Matter?


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January 17, 2020

The Gaslighting Phenomenon


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January 03, 2020

Trust and Truth in Democracy


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December 13, 2019

America?s Founding Sin


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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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October 25, 2019

Rule of Law Is Not a Given.


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October 18, 2019

Amending the Constitution


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September 13, 2019

The Clash between Law and Religion


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August 16, 2019

Sticks and Stones: Words Matter


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July 26, 2019

Presidents at War


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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 21, 2019

Rogues? Gallery for Impeachment


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June 14, 2019

Picking the President?s Team


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May 31, 2019

The Late, Great Republican Party


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May 17, 2019

The Mueller Report Summaries Part 2


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May 10, 2019

The Mueller Report Summaries, Part 1


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April 26, 2019

Democracy Thrives on Centrists, Not Radicals (part 2).


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April 19, 2019

Democracy Thrives on Centrists, Not Radicals. (Part 1.)


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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 01, 2019

The Function of Impeachments


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January 18, 2019

Coincidence or Collusion?


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January 04, 2019

What is Political Corruption?


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December 21, 2018

Pakistan?s Poisonous Underbelly


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December 07, 2018

The Final Gift of President Bush


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November 23, 2018

Attacks on the Press are now global.


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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 12, 2018

The History of the American Presidency


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October 05, 2018

The Liberal World Order.


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September 28, 2018

The Me Too Movement in Perspective


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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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September 01, 2018

Could Iran Collapse?


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August 04, 2018

The Assault on Truth


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July 07, 2018

Clash of Civilizations


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June 30, 2018

Core Values In Immigration Policy


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June 23, 2018

Why Populism is On The March Everywhere


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June 16, 2018

Following Russian Money


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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 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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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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February 10, 2018

In a Democracy, Character Matters.


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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 02, 2017

Can There Be a Centrist Party?


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Can There Be a Centrist Party?


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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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September 30, 2017

Identity Politics?


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August 26, 2017

Resentment and Torchlight Parades


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August 19, 2017

Iran's Simmering Rebellion


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August 05, 2017

"Palace Intrigues" in Art and History.


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July 08, 2017

Liberal or Illiberal Democracies, What Are They?


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June 17, 2017

Populism Across the Globe


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April 29, 2017

Russia?s New Global Aims


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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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March 11, 2017

The Role of Language in Politics


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December 03, 2016

America?s History of Isolationism or Engagement.


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October 22, 2016

It Can?t Happen Here?


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September 22, 2016

Is There Global Rule of Law?


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July 23, 2016

Iraq War Revisited with Critical Thinking


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March 19, 2016

Political Parties Are Not Permanent.


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March 12, 2016

Anger is No Substitute for Thinking.


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February 20, 2016

Do You Really Want a Revolution?


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October 24, 2015

Afghan Problems


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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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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 02, 2015

The Nation-State Idea is Not Cast in Stone.


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January 17, 2015

Whose Fault Are the French Jihadi Murders?


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November 15, 2014

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


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October 04, 2014

Corruption Has Ancient Roots.


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September 13, 2014

Conflicting Views of the President's Foreign Policy


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June 28, 2014

Does Iraq Have a Future?


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April 26, 2014

Why Are We the World’s Policemen?


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January 25, 2014

Turkey: How to Lose a Democracy


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December 28, 2013

India and China Are Not in the Same League.


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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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October 05, 2013

Whistle Blowing: One Size Doesn’t Fit All.


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September 14, 2013

Moral Foreign Policy May Not Be Prudent Foreign Policy.


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September 07, 2013

Syria: International Norms Have No Teeth without the US


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August 31, 2013

Darwin Awards: People Who Should Not Be Part of the Gene Pool


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August 19, 2013

Egypt's Democracy is Mission Impossible


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July 20, 2013

Egypt’s Problems Go Beyond Morsi.


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July 16, 2013

Snowden No Hero


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July 06, 2013

Russia is an Enigma Wrapped in a Mystery


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June 29, 2013

In Defense of Dead White Men


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June 15, 2013

The Chechens Are a Model of Dysfunction.


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April 20, 2013

Time for the “Democracy Project” to go!


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March 23, 2013

Both American Political Parties Have Serious Blindspots.


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March 16, 2013

Foreign Policy: When Is Humanitarian Intervention in our Interest?


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January 05, 2013

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


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December 22, 2012

Peace On Earth Is a Real Challenge.


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Peace On Earth Is a Real Challenge.


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November 10, 2012

The Real Benghazi Problem Is Not Being Addressed.


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October 27, 2012

The President and Challenger Tangle on Foreign Policy


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September 29, 2012

Are Israel and the US Really Locking Horns Over Iran?


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September 22, 2012

The Fog of War is Nothing to the Fog of the Muslim World.


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August 18, 2012

Egypt Has Post-Election Blues.


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July 07, 2012

Does Equality Mean “The Same?”


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June 16, 2012

Can We Rescue Our Democracy?


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June 09, 2012

Now the Pentagon is Being Muzzled for Being “Critical of Islam.”


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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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March 29, 2012

There Are No Easy Answers for US Policy in Syria


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March 20, 2012

More Electoral Fraud in Egypt? What a Surprise.


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March 17, 2012

Denial is not a river in Egypt.


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February 21, 2012

How Is Citizenship Determined Around the World?


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February 18, 2012

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


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February 08, 2012

What Is America’s “Worldview?”


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January 26, 2012

Democracy Can Have a Dark Underbelly


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January 11, 2012

What Happens When People Suddenly Have Choices?


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January 07, 2012

Arab Spring Is a Conflict between Religion and Nationalism.


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December 17, 2011

US Law is Wrestling with Complexities of Antiterrorism


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December 08, 2011

TV Humor and Soaps Are Potent Tools For Democracy.


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November 12, 2011

Power to the People! Round Up the Usual Suspects!


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October 18, 2011

Community: Is Letting the Penniless Sick Die an Option?


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August 27, 2011

Does Free Speech Include Hacking and Mayhem?


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August 23, 2011

All the News That’s Fit To Print?


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July 30, 2011

Some People Choose Bad Bedfellows for Their Summer Vacation


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July 16, 2011

Heavy Lies the Saudi Head That Wears the Crown.


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July 02, 2011

Some Democracies Are Not Wonderful.


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June 04, 2011

There Are Consequences For Lying


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May 14, 2011

After Arab Spring, Then What?


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April 08, 2011

In a Democracy, Some Decisions Are Agonizing.


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April 02, 2011

Is Peace Breaking Out in the Middle East?


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March 19, 2011

Why Is There Hysteria Over Radical Islam Hearings?


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March 12, 2011

Tyrants have a long history.


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February 24, 2011

Iran Is Closer To Imploding


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February 19, 2011

Why Egypt and Not Iran?


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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 29, 2011

Tunisia Is Not the Model For Other Arab World “Revolutions”


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January 15, 2011

Why Do We Hate Government?


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December 11, 2010

How Fragile is Civilization and How Thoughtless is Anarchy!


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December 10, 2010

What is National Security?


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October 02, 2010

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


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September 10, 2010

A Venetian Tradition Bites the Dust—a Woman Gondolier!


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August 27, 2010

Religious Toleration Has Never Been Absolute.


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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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May 01, 2010

Annual Darwin Awards?


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April 17, 2010

What Makes President Karzai Tick?


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April 03, 2010

Tea Party Buffs and the Far Left are Buddies.


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October 17, 2009

Can Too Much Freedom Destroy Democracy?


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July 18, 2009

The Iranian Revolution May Be In Phase Two


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