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Iran Deal: Watch Who Is Doing the Warning

The same people who triggered the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq now categorically reject the Iran Deal.

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The Republicans’ Acid Reflux Syndrome

Presidential candidates are long on blame, short on solutions.

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US Fed: Go Knock Yourself Out, Chicken Little

Janet Yellen should be more assertive on interest rates.

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Battling ISIS and the Six Lessons of Vietnam

Eerie similarities between the United States’ defeat in Vietnam and early stages of conflict in Iraq and Syria.

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Oil: Anatomy of a Bubble

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Life is good — for oil consuming countries at least.

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Immigration: The Story of U.S. Political Dysfunction

President Obama’s immigration action is a product of a far larger problem.

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Pricing the Risk of Climate Change

Why U.S. politicians must learn about dealing with reality.

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Obama: So Good, Yet So Bad

How can someone so politically adept at campaigning be so politically incompetent at governing?

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Pity Poor Germany? Leadership Comes with Responsibility

How can an economy, which represents only 4.9% of global GDP, be so central to the global economic outlook?

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ISIS as a Colonial Creature: Is Washington Being “Played”?

ISIS is not an aberration. It is a legitimate part of the Middle Eastern political landscape.

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