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Opinion
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The Failure of America’s First “Chinese Wall”
Jonah Bader explores the historical precedent for Trump’s Great Wall.
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Love Thy Neighbor — Aid Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is ailing—and the Republican party has turned a blind eye.
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Time and Time Again: Unrest in Ethiopia
For the uncle I never knew but will unconditionally love and for my beautiful mother who has witnessed both heaven and hell.
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Eurosphere: Outsourcing the State
In the first installment of his column on European affairs, Josh Hochman questions the legitimacy of referenda.
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El-Sisi in the Media
American media coverage of Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi splits along party lines.
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War on Terror Culture and the Strangling of Human Rights
The Islamophobic outpourings from War on Terror culture represent a clear and pressing threat to human rights.