He Declined the FBIās Offer to Become an Informant. Then His Life Was Ruined.
Two new books shed light on what remote warfare does to military operators, the standing of the U.S., and societies abroad
They Remain in Prison
āThe major question is how to best help, or at least do the least harm, to these people that we have abandoned.ā
From Torontoās Rob Ford to Donald Trump, racist candidates attract nonwhite support. What gives?
U.S. foreign policy on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is unlikely to ever be the same. What comes next is an open question
By distributing private intelligence reports to federal āfusion centers,ā industries can influence how law enforcement views threats
Unless you have great personal wealth and are benefiting from Trumpās eye-watering tax cuts on the rich, there will not be any safe haven from what a second term will mean
Weāre Not Ready for Whatās Next
From the Rubble of the U.S. War in Iraq, Iran Built a New Order
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