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Anne McKenna comments in the Washington Examiner on laws governing release of Manafort wiretaps
If President Trump spoke with Paul Manafort while his former campaign manager was being wiretapped, experts say there's no quick legal route to disclose the existence or content of intercept [...]
Joseph DeThomas quoted by The Associated Press on North Korea
NEW YORK - President Trump lashed back Friday at North Korea’s leader, calling Kim Jong Un a ‘‘madman’’ whose regime will be ‘‘tested like never before’’ amid new U. S-imposed financial sanc [...]
Should America be the world’s cop? What the experts say
Many American presidents have claimed that the United States has a distinct responsibility to fight for freedom across the world. In 2005, President George W. Bush declared, “It is the polic [...]
Living on Earth
by David Titley Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and especially Maria all have one thing in common — the US military is in the front lines of response. Members of the National Guard, Navy, Air Force [...]
The Lamps are Going Out in Asia
by Joseph DeThomas US President Donald Trump’s speech to the United Nations General Assembly on September 19 may well come to be viewed as “historic,” but not in a good way. This article wil [...]
The Future of UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon
by Dennis Jett At the end of last month, the UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution to extend its peacekeeping force in Lebanon by another year. Danny Danon, Israel’s UN ambas [...]
Why is climate change’s 2 degrees Celsius of warming limit so important?
by David Titley If you read or listen to almost any article about climate change, it’s likely the story refers in some way to the “2 degrees Celsius limit.” The story often mentions greatly [...]
A bold, bipartisan plan to return the US to the vanguard of 21st-century technological innovation
by Sascha Meinrath Digital technologies like the internet and smartphones are transforming our lives and society. They are proving to be powerful tools for liberating individuals’ creative a [...]