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Donald Trump: The Democrats’ Best Campaign Asset

Money worship and ethnic insensitivity – the Republicans’ toxic combination at the ballot box.

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Greece: The Franco-German Split Over “Solidarity” in Europe

Why are Europe’s two key economies so deeply divided over this issue?

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Another American Sideshow

Why is so much attention paid to the 2016 race for the White House?

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Germany and UK: Standing Up to the US?

When Germans and Britons finally find a common cause.

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The War of Ideas: Does It Exist? Can It Be Won?

What is the big idea (or set of ideas) the West is battling about?

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Cameron, the Realist: A Message to America

Why the British Prime Minister’s more modest foreign policy goals for the UK should inspire the U.S.

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Barack Obama a “Progressive”?  Teddy Roosevelt Wouldn’t Agree

On Obama’s awkward efforts to defend his trade strategy.

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UK’s Cameron: Caught in the Syriza/Tsipras Trap

Why Britain won’t get a “new deal” from Brussels and Europe.

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Germany-UK: Making Up for a Lost Century

Britain and Germany must recognize at long last they have a common future.

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Obama’s Haunting Legacy

A two-term presidency spent on running away from Black America.

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