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.
US Fed: Go Knock Yourself Out, Chicken Little
Janet Yellen should be more assertive on interest rates.
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.
Immigration: The Story of U.S. Political Dysfunction
President Obama’s immigration action is a product of a far larger problem.
Obama: So Good, Yet So Bad
How can someone so politically adept at campaigning be so politically incompetent at governing?
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?
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.