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The U.S. Democrats as a Conservative Party

Despite all the talk about the Republican Party in need of splitting into two camps, aren’t the Democrats a more realistic target?

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The Republicans’ Endgame

Is the best political game plan available to U.S. Republicans to be refuseniks?

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When the United States Strikes Out

How does the world’s largest economy perform on the three most important tasks to create a better global economy?

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What Next for Italy?

Will elections in February help change the country’s economic fortunes? Or will it take something far more radical?

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Beyond the Mayan Calendar: Doomsdayism is Alive and Well

What are we to make of the strange social and cultural phenomenon of expectations of a worldwide calamity?

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