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What are the potential policy implications of South Korea's nuclear latency for regional security and international relations?
With U.S. extended deterrence under strain, managing Seoul’s nuclear hedging may be safer than trying to stop it
VFYW: XXX Marks The Spot
For contest #501, a very drab view provides a lot of local color
What are the important factors to consider when deciding on funding for the Department of Homeland Security?
President Donald Trump voiced his opposition to the bipartisan Senate deal passed early Friday morning to end the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Trump told Fox News on Friday afternoon that “it wasn’t good. It wasn’t appropriate,” specifically mentioning how the proposal does not fund ICE and Border Patrol as part of the agreement. “You
How do changes in election rules affect people's trust in the voting process?
A framework for good policy requires integrity in elections and political service. And this demands honest elections and politicians
Truck-Driver Artist Takes On New York, Italy Buys a Hidden Caravaggio, and Meryl Streep Tosses Big Bucks at a Bad Cause
Plus, your critic’s first Butterfly Net Prize for this month’s craziest moment
Dancing on a Volcano
Dancing on a Volcano In December 1944, amid the bombs and wartime wreckage of Berlin, acclaimed conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler led the Berlin Philharmonic in a performance of Brahms and Beethoven in a frigid variety theater—since Royal Air Force bombing raids had already wrecked most of the city’s grand concert halls and opera houses. Among those shivering under overcoats in the audience was Leo Buruma, a young Dutch law student who’d been coerced into work at a Berlin munitions factory. The m...
Plentiful, high-paying jobs in the age of AI
The article explores how the rise of AI is creating abundant, high-paying job opportunities, reshaping the labor market and challenging traditional employment paradigms.
What are the possible effects of limiting government access to journalists' materials on press freedom and public information?
Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions