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Can America Thrive Without War?
Without a fresh vision for America’s role in the world, many people in Washington link today’s geopolitical challenges with those…
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U.S. Jet Shoots Down Flying Object Over Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the object violating Canadian airspace was taken down on his orders, a day after another…
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The Relentless Attack on Trans People Is an Attack on All of Us
Over the past year, we have seen a sweeping and ferocious attack on the rights and dignity of transgender people…
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Dancing with America Has Been a Curse for the Philippines
For Filipinos like me who grew up under the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos, Sr., the news that the U.S. military…
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World
In a First, South Korea Is Ordered to Compensate a Vietnam War Victim
A court ruling held that South Korean troops were responsible for a civilian massacre that killed more than 70 villagers…
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Ties to Kabul Bombing Put ISIS Leader in Somalia in U.S. Cross Hairs
Bilal al-Sudani’s financing of the ISIS branch in Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. troops in 2021 elevated him on U.S.…
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When the Police Are the Government
Earlier this week, I wrote that American policing lies largely outside of democratic control. In practice, despite the formal authority…
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Biden Aims to Deter China With Greater U.S. Military Presence in Philippines
U.S. officials say they are preparing to surge forces in the event of conflict with China, including over Taiwan, but…
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Inside the College Board’s Revised African American Studies Curriculum
A guide to some changes in the curriculum, and how the new course differs from standard treatments of Black history…
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U.S. to Boost Military Role in the Philippines as Fears Over Taiwan Grow
Washington and Manila announced a plan to increase American military access on four new bases in the Southeast Asian country,…