It’s kinda time to panic for liberals; regardless of how the public reacts to the debate, here are 10 reasons…
In my previous piece on Turkey, written as the coup attempt was underway, I noted that should the coup fail, Erdoğan…
After events in Baton Rouge, LA, Falcon Heights, MN, and Dallas, TX, America—in particular white America—sorely needs to take stock…
Least among the problems posed by the UK’s Brexit vote to leave the EU are the actual effects that will…
It’s not a convincing argument that Trump picking a woman or a person of color will do much or anything to…
A detailed examination of Trump’s foreign policy speech from a few weeks ago reveals how little substantive thought or ideas…
Without George W. Bush’s presidency, it’s hard to imagine Obama’s 2008 victory; without both, it’s hard to imagine Trump being…
For the crime of terrorism to have weight, we must move globally towards a more specific definition that goes beyond…
Author’s note: when I wrote this, I was confident Clinton would win but still worried about the chance of a…
On the Ides of March, the anniversary of Caesar’s assassination, we would do well to consider Caesar and the fall…
The following is a paper I wrote as an undergraduate many years ago under the tutelage of the acclaimed Lincoln…
Neither candidate can be said to have chipped into the other’s core support as a result of the debate Thursday…
Happy Risky New Year If people thought 2015 was bad, 2016 shows no sign of letting on up on risk. The…
As this historic terrorist attack unfolds, France, Europe, the West, and the Middle East need to really think about what…
How three TV shows illustrate critical dynamics of the Syrian Civil War and how two books show us why we need to…