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Illusions vs Reality: Twenty-Five Years of U.S. Policy Toward Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia

The U.S.-Russian relationship is broken, and it cannot be repaired quickly or easily. Improved personal ties between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin may be useful, but they are not ... read more

'The Trouble Is the West'

But mostly she agitated against the oppression of local Muslim women by male family members: forced marriages, denial of education opportunities, domestic ... has become superior to the Sufis and the ... read more

VIPS to Trump: Intel on Iran Could be CATASTROPHIC

Tellingly, Netanyahu waited for your new national security adviser to be in place for three weeks before performing his April 30 slide show alleging that Iran has a covert nuclear weapons program. On ... read more

Brexit Is Only the Latest Proof of the Insularity and Failure of Western Establishment Institutions

Even now, Western elites continue to proselytize ... elections — has largely ceased to serve any corrective function. As Hayes, in a widely cited tweet, put it this week about Brexit: I don't want a ... read more

Will UK rescue banks too?

So what more is there to say about the Paulson plan? Well it is extraordinary how beneficial for Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs the rescue package has turned out to be - especially the provision of ... read more

A.M. Links: Super Tuesday 2, Paul Ryan vs. Donald Trump, Sanders Struggles On

Bernie Sanders' wealthiest donors want him to continue fighting on, all the way to the July Democratic convention." A 26-year-old woman has received the first uterus transplant in the United States. ... read more

'Left-splaining' feminism to Bishop misses the point

If their view is flawed, left-splaining feminism will not correct it, writes Paula Matthewson. Australian fashion magazine Harper's Bazaar has reportedly awarded Foreign Minister Julie Bishop the ... read more

The Tea Party: From rebellion to absurdity

If there is no longer any room for him and people like him in the GOP, it will be the clearest sign yet of a party that has decided to go off the edge. ... read more

Why are antivaccinationists so at home with Libertarianism?

ScienceBlogs is where scientists communicate directly with the public. We are part of Science 2.0, a science education nonprofit operating under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Please ... read more

The Militarization of U.S. Police: Finally Dragged Into the Light by the Horrors of Ferguson

This has resulted ... years (and will continue to see for the foreseeable future). . . . Most of this militarization has been justified by invoking Scary Foreign Threats — primarily the Terrorist — ... read more

Australian governance caught in a black hole

What's the frame of reference giving rise to decisions, not what does any one decision mean. On that score ... taxes and be "open for business" and he would "return to surplus". Instead, "stop the ... read more

Kennedy, Obama and the Passion Gap

If you know what I mean ... bill has to enjoy the support of centrists -- including Democrats who represent districts and states won by McCain in '08. But centrists are always playing defense these ... read more