America
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The Carney Doctrine: How Middle Powers Navigate a Weaponized Order
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At this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, two very different worlds were described. One came from Donald Trump. He spoke of America as an indispensable power, hinted again at acquiring Greenland, and told his audience that allies such as Canada owed their survival to U.S. generosity. The other…
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America Needs More Immigrants
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Americans have both celebrated and denounced immigration since the country’s founding. George Washington wrote in 1788: “I had always hoped that this land might become a safe & agreeable Asylum to the virtuous & persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.” In contrast, Benjamin Franklin wrote of…
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A Responsibility to Democracy, More than Just Voting
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I spent most of my day one Friday in August listening to speeches on the floor of the United States House of Representatives, while dutifully manning the phones for constituent calls. This is not an activity I’d recommend. While I agreed with about half of the speeches on the floor…
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Countdown to Election Series: Races to Watch in 2014
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The Pulse’s Countdown to Election Series serves as an overview of critical 2014 races and referendums across America.