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The Perils Of Isolationism
In times of uncertainty, people reach for historical analogies. After 9/11, George W. Bush administration officials invoked Pearl Harbor as a standard comparison in processing the intelligence failure that led to the attack. Secretary of State Colin Powell referred to Imperial Japan’s attack in making the case that Washington should deliver an ultimatum to the Taliban, saying, “Decent countries don’t launch surprise attacks.”
AI, Society, And Democracy: Just Relax
The author argues that law and regulation have never diagnosed and prevented social, political, and economic ills of new technology. AI is no different. AI regulation poses a greater threat to democracy than AI, as governments are anxious to use regulation to censor information.
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Issues Affecting American Democracy | Elections 2024
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What Polling Says About Trump, Harris And An Election “Doom Loop”
What matters most to independent voters, the odds of one or both chambers of Congress flipping, plus whether Pennsylvania is the “new Florida” as ground zero for deciding presidential outcomes.
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By identifying, enabling, and incentivizing our best classroom teachers, we can revive flatlining student achievement.
Learn moreAxis Of Aggressors: H.R. McMaster On Defending America’s Interests
An increasingly formidable emerging axis of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are united in their determination to undermine the United States and counter its core interests.
Learn moreWhat Do Californians Owe The Homeless?
With its number of homeless people nearly doubling over the last year, the city of Norwalk, California, enacted a forty-five-day moratorium on the construction of homeless shelters, transitional housing, and permanent supportive housing. When this forty-five-day moratorium expired last week, the city extended it by ten months despite legal threats from Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Learn moreThe State of American Citizenship 2023
We are troubled but unsurprised by fresh evidence of American civic decline, evidence that comes from an August 2023 survey conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Working Group on Good American Citizenship (GoodAmCiv), based at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. At the same time, we’re heartened by several rays of hope that penetrate the gloom.
Learn moreIssues In Negotiations: Looking Toward An End To The War In Ukraine
America’s current policy goal with the Russian war on Ukraine might be articulated as helping to achieve the best possible position for Ukraine to end the fighting through a settlement. This essay considers the difficult and complicated issues that would be involved in such negotiations. Importantly, to be successful, diplomacy would have to achieve both an end to the war and the creation of a stable peace.
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Condoleezza Rice: The Middle East, China, And The Case Against American Isolationism
Hoover Institution Director and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses her Foreign Affairs article "
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Hot-wiring pagers and walkie-talkies to take out Hezbollah operatives: Was Israel’s tactic—like something from an Ian Fleming novel—a justifiable act of national security or a violation of international law?
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