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Why Obamacare Survived July 24, 2017

When the 2016 general election delivered all three branches of the US government to the Republican Party, the time to fulfill the party's promise to "repeal and replace" Obamacare seemed to have arrived. Why haven't they succeeded?

Britain En Marche ? July 24, 2017

Even as the UK faces the upheaval of Brexit, nobody is talking about remaking – much less challenging – the established political parties. But, while the British political system does put formidable barriers in the path of new parties, the chances of success are greater now that at any time in the past 40 years.

Ten Lessons from North Korea’s Nuclear Program July 24, 2017

Many governments are now debating how to prevent or slow further advances in North Korea’s capacity to produce and deliver nuclear weapons, and what should be done if such efforts fail. But while these are obviously important questions, they are not the only ones.

The Coming Financial Volatility July 24, 2017

Bond investors are from Mars, and central bankers are from Venus – or so suggests the bond market’s negative reaction to signals that the exceptional monetary-policy accommodation of the last decade is winding down. Are risky asset markets right to ignore the red flags that the bond markets are waving?

The West’s Decadent Foreign Policy July 24, 2017

The West is increasingly reluctant to allow its vision of civil liberties and human rights to shape foreign policy, often owing to the potential commercial costs. Such foreign-policy decadence threatens to undermine the West's claim to be a community of values – and the EU's claim to be more than a glorified customs union.

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A Public Right to Hear and Press Freedom in an Age of Networked Journalism

Social Networking to Fight Extremism