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As America considers its economic vulnerability due to developments beyond its shores, it would seem a good time to ramp up

Energy production (less reliance upon other nations/cartels)
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Defense spending (in order to deter the world’s bad actors)
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US-based microchip plants (for less reliance upon Taiwan)
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Domestic manufacturing (less reliance upon foreign imports)
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Cybersecurity (in order to lessen the threat of rogue hackers)
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Total votes: 0
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This week includes President Biden traveling to Brussels to participate in a NATO summit. The future of international alliances

Keep NATO at its current membership level (30 nations)
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Add former Soviet republics Georgia and Moldova to NATO
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Create a Pacific version of NATO (US, Australia, Japan, Taiwan)
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Do as Ukraine President Zelensky told Congress: create a new coalition of democracies immediately responding to aggressors
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Total votes: 0
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This week includes International Women’s Day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women worldwide. A living woman to admire

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-serving monarch
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Condoleezza Rice, Director of the Hoover Institution and the 66th Secretary of State for the United States
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Nobel laureate/women’s-education activist Malala Yousafzai
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COVID vax pioneer/Nobel nominee María Elena Bottazzi
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Gymnast/mental-health proponent Simone Biles
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Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider
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All moms everywhere
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Total votes: 0
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As events related to Russia’s invasion Ukraine continue to unfold, a storyline that’s been overlooked

A “dying” Russia of declining living standards – mortality up 15%; birth rate down by 2.3%
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Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny maybe receiving another 15 years in prison
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Israel refusing the three Baltic states permission to transfer Israeli weapons to Ukraine
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Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro pledging a “powerful military cooperation” w/ Moscow
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China maybe making a move on Taiwan’s Pratas Island/Atoll to test US military resolve
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Total votes: 0
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As events related to Russia’s invasion Ukraine continue to unfold, a storyline that’s been overlooked

A “dying” Russia of declining living standards – morality up 15%; birth rate down by 2.3%
0%
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny maybe receiving another 15 years in prison
0%
Israel refusing the three Baltic states permission to transfer Israeli weapons to Ukraine
0%
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro pledging a “powerful military cooperation” w/ Moscow
0%
China maybe making a move on Taiwan’s Pratas Island/Atoll to test US military resolve
0%
Total votes: 0
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As events related to Russia’s invasion Ukraine continue to unfold, a storyline that’s been overlooked

A “dying” Russia of declining living standards – morality up 15%; birth rate down by 2.3%
0%
Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny maybe receiving another 15 years in prison
0%
Israel refusing the three Baltic states permission to transfer Israeli weapons to Ukraine
0%
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro pledging a “powerful military cooperation” w/ Moscow
0%
China maybe making a move on Taiwan’s Pratas Island/Atoll to test US military resolve
0%
Total votes: 0
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How should the United States respond to aggressions against Ukraine and Taiwan?

The United States needs to put both Ukraine and Taiwan formally under the U.S. nuclear umbrella.
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Both Ukraine and Taiwan deserve formal defense alliances with the United States to deter aggression.
25%
The United States should sell or provide offensive weapons to both nations to preserve their sovereignties.
45%
All the United States can do is impose economic sanctions on Russia or China if either attacks its neighbors.
7%
The United States has no business intruding into the affairs of either nuclear Russia or China.
13%
Total votes: 220
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This week marks the 290th birthday of George Washington. The most significant aspect of his legacy

His life’s journey as a surveyor, planter, soldier and statesman
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Preventing the Continental Army from disbanding until 1783
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Not a monarch, voluntarily stepping down from the presidency
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In his farewell address, lamenting the “baneful effects” of parties
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In his will, leaving directions for emancipating the slaves he owned
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Total votes: 0
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This week in 1801, the US House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, with Jefferson winning the presidency. To the extent the electoral process should be updated

Clarify that the vice president cannot reject a state’s electors
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No more “faithless” electors, honor states’ popular-vote results
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Award electoral votes by congressional districts, as in ME and NE
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Abolish the Electoral College, choose instead via popular vote
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Don’t change a thing – America’s electoral system is fine as is
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Total votes: 0
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Coming soon: Super Bowl Sunday and 10+ hours of football-related programming on one television network. A fitting topic for the same audience of 100 million Americans

The nation’s political, economic, and racial schisms
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The post-pandemic outlook for K-12 and higher education
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Common-sense public health policies moving forward
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Making the American dream a more affordable reality
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Healthier Sundays – making Americans fitter not fatter
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Total votes: 0
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