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This week in 1953, Fidel Castro began his revolt against the Cuban government. What is Cuba’s future, now that President Biden has imposed new sanctions?

Cuba’s Communist Party losing control as protests mount
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Socialism continuing thanks to oppression, human rights abuses
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An influx of migrants (Cuban and Haitian) into Florida
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U.S. soon to provide free, open Internet service to islanders
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Biden revisiting Obama’s opening of economic/diplomatic ties
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This week in 1954, President Eisenhower proposed “a grand plan for a properly articulated system that solves the problems of speed, and safe transcontinental traffic.” Today’s main (and “non-human”) infrastructure concern

Highways, road, and bridge repair/renovation
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Better access to fiber broadband ending a “rural digital divide”
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Schools vulnerable to storms and earthquakes
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Dams weakened by age and changing climates
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Unhealthy drinking water and sewage systems
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This week marks the 98th birthday of Bob Dole, the former Senate Leader, presidential nominee, disabled activist and decorated World War II soldier. Your favorite Dole quote

Governments that seize control of the economy for the good of the people, end up seizing control of the people for the economy
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(After a battlefield wound rendered his right arm useless) I learned a lot. How to walk. How to dress...It taught me discipline
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If you’re hanging around with nothing to do and the zoo is closed, come over to the Senate. You’ll get the same kind of feeling
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”I, Robert Joseph Dole, do solemnly swear” . . . sorry, wrong speech
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When it’s all over, it’s not who you were . . . it’s whether you made a difference
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Born on this week in 1801, Admiral David Farragut said “damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!” So, 220 years later what should we “full speed ahead" on?

Applying the COVID “Warp Speed” approach to fatal diseases
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Achieving genuine equality of learning in public schools
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Expanding missile-defense systems to block longer-range threats
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Finding more practical and reliable alternatives to fossil fuels
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Bridging the partisan divide in the spirit of a more unified America
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How could America help to defend Taiwan?

America should re-partner with China to find diplomatic solutions.
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America should accept that Taiwan is not a vital U.S. interest and let events play out.
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America can sell weapons and offer intelligence to help even the odds.
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Stepped-up deployments of American naval and air forces will deter a Chinese attack.
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Taiwan should be under the American nuclear umbrella that alone will ensure its safety.
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Total votes: 140
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This week in 1914, Archduke Franz-Ferdinand of Austria and his wife were assassinated in Sarajevo, triggering World War I. The current tension that could lead to hostilities

China invading and annexing Taiwan
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A clash along the China-India border
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Israeli/Iranian missiles and air strikes
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Russia sending forces into Ukraine
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Ethiopia/Egypt sharing Nile River water
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Massive illegal border crossings
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This week in 1989, the U.S. Supreme Court deemed flag-burning to be protected under the First Amendment. Another matter that needs further clarification

The definition of what constitutes a “peaceful protest”
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Conservative thought-expression on college campuses
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Extent of liability protection for social media outlets
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Big Tech’s collection of user data vs. privacy protection
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Should charitable groups maintain donors’ anonymity
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This week nearly 380 years ago, Massachusetts passed the colonies’ first compulsory education law making parents responsible for their children’s basic learning and literacy. What to expect when schools “reopen” this fall

A full return to conventional in-classroom learning
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Some schools re-opened, some not, some still virtual
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Parents reluctant to return their kids to classrooms
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Teachers reluctant to return to their classrooms
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Disagreement re. immunizations, asymptomatic testing
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As Benjamin Netanyahu is on the verge of being unseated after a dozen years as Israel’s prime minister, the outlook for Israel is

A more harmonious relationship w/ the Biden Administration
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Right-wing parties still dominating the Israeli parliament
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Palestinian citizens of Israel exerting more political clout
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Little if any effect on the Abraham Accord signatories
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Escalating tension w/ Iran over Hamas and nuclear ambitions
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Coalition government crumbling, Netanyahu comeback?
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The foreign policy development that’s not getting the attention it merits

U.S. reversing opposition to Russian-German gas pipeline
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U.K. sending an aircraft carrier through East Asian waters
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Spain’s migrant crisis as Moroccans flee their homeland
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Indian, European refiners preparing to buy Iranian crude oil
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Argentina banning beef exports, coping with massive inflation
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