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In honor of the 120th anniversary of the Yukon Territory and the last great gold rush in the American West, the next “gold rush” will be

Deep-sea mining for nickel, cobalt, and copper
0%
Mining asteroids for platinum and precious minerals
0%
3-D printing for medical applications
0%
As in the past, buying office space and furniture on the cheap when the tech bubble bursts
0%
Total votes: 0
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As the Summer Olympics get underway in Rio de Janeiro, the most likely take away from three weeks of competition will be

Great performances by everybody including the host city
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Rio’s problems underscore a bad site-selection process
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Time to connect the Olympics to their ancient roots – make Athens the permanent home
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Choose a permanent city to host the Olympics that has the financing and infrastructure – i.e., Los Angeles
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Total votes: 0
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Why has the U.S. escaped another 9/11-like attack?

9/11 was a fluke and a second attack of that complexity and size is almost impossible.
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Post-9/11 counter-terrorism measures now make it unlikely to coordinate such an attack.
29%
Today’s terrorist leaders prefer insidious “lone wolf” attacks that enervate rather than enrage us.
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We have simply been lucky; a number of foiled operations easily could have had terrible consequences.
29%
We will certainly see another terrorist attack on the scale of 9/11.
43%
Total votes: 7
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America’s national political conventions convene this week and next in Cleveland and Philadelphia. Assuming you’re not attending, the extent of your involvement will be

Watching as much as you can
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Watching only acceptance speeches
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Channel-surfing for something else to watch
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Abstaining until the parties develop more compelling ideas
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Total votes: 0
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As we celebrate America’s 240th birthday, which of the following would impress the Founding Fathers the most?

Their revolution and constitution made the US a beacon of hope for the world
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Their nation is led by a black man who may be succeeded by a woman
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The Jeffersonian/Hamiltonian spat over centralized government is still unsettled
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What a hit they’ve proven to be on Broadway (“Hamilton”, “1776”)
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Total votes: 0
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How would the departure of a few nations from the EU affect Western security?

It would be disastrous and start a cascade that would lead to utter chaos in the Western alliance.
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If only Britain and Greece were to leave the EU, the union would still remain viable.
25%
The EU is largely irrelevant; NATO is the key and the two are not identical.
25%
We need to return to concluding individual alliances with particular European nations.
25%
Both the EU and NATO are eroding, and the U.S. should now expect to provide for its own defense.
25%
Total votes: 4
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In the aftermath of the Dallas sniper assault and the two police shootings preceding it, America’s greatest concern should be

The fear of even more violence ahead
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The nation’s social/economic racial divide
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Law enforcement’s standing in minority communities
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Politicians and activists exploiting these tragedies
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Total votes: 0
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The biggest takeaway from the UK vote to leave the European Union

Pink Floyd was wrong: “hanging on in quiet desperation” is not “the English way”
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UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s resignation
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A pro-EU Scotland is sure to take another shot at independence
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Nigel Farage and Donald Trump form a trans-Atlantic “special relationship”
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In November, disgruntled US voters will lash out against immigration and globalization too
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Total votes: 0
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As lawmakers argue over what to do in the aftermath of the Orlando terrorist attack, your preference would be

Stricter gun control measures nationwide
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Stepped-up domestic intelligence surveillance
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Increased attacks on ISIS and other terrorist fronts
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All of the above
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No policy reaction – leave everything as is
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Total votes: 0
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Now that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are the presumptive presidential nominees, the seasonal forecast for America is

Nuclear Winter – an election long on attacks and short on policy
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Spring Thaw – more thoughtful, less contentious than anticipated
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Summertime Blues – both parties wishing they had a different standard-bearer
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The Fall of Democracy – serious questions moving forward about the nation’s campaign process and political class
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Total votes: 0
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