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February 11, 2014
United States
Maximalist
Maximalist finds lessons in the past that anticipate and clarify our chaotic present, revealing the history of U.S. foreign policy in an unexpected new light.
May 5, 2017
Thailand
Thailand Cracks Down Even Harder on the Media
Since the coup in 2014, Thailand’s climate of free speech, already previously threatened by lèse majesté prosecutions and restrictions in online speech, has gotten far chillier. The country has falle…
May 11, 2021
United States
Why Does the Census Matter?
The U.S. census, one of the few in the world to directly count every resident, is used to distribute political power and federal funding. The 2020 count has faced pandemic-related complications and a…
September 24, 2019
Donald Trump
Patriot Games: President Trump Again Puts the “Nation” in United Nations
Though Trump’s tone was solemn and even-keeled, the overall thrust of his UN General Assembly speech was of transactional nationalism, emphasizing the importance of pursuing national interests and co…
June 18, 2012
Egypt
In Egypt, Lamentations Over a Lost Revolution
This excerpt is taken from my article originally published here on Al Monitor on Monday, June 18, 2012. I hope you find it interesting and I look forward to reading your comments. By now, even thos…
