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Cesar Falls

Harold Meyerson The American Prospect
With the horror of the revelations of his sexual predations, an already tarnished icon collapses.

Overconfidence Is How Wars Are Lost

Monica Duffy Toft The Conversation
The Trump administration’s miscalculation of Iran is not an anomaly. One of the oldest and most lethal traditions in international politics is the catastrophic gap between what leaders believe going in and what war actually delivers.

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“Show Some Guts” – Seafarers Are Not Expendable

Captain Don Marcus The Stansbury Forum
Seafarers are not expendable, and must not be treated as collateral damage in regional or international conflicts. The men and women of the U.S. Merchant Marine require more for assurance than facile bombast from the current administration.

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The Trump Administration Just Won a Terrifying Victory Over Protesters

Sam Russek The New Republic
The future of protesting in the US may have been decided in a cramped courtroom in Fort Worth, Texas, last week. An appeal is coming, but the conviction of several protesters on charges of providing “material support” for terrorism is a chilling sign

Special-Interest Super PACs Underperform in Illinois

Emma Janssen The American Prospect
Only two of four AIPAC-backed Democratic House candidates won, despite tens of millions in spending. An absurd $92 million was spent on four open-seat House races and an open Senate race, a corruption of democracy that is relatively unprecedented