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Diplomacy is not always pretty and much of the work of diplomats is misrepresented and politicized but it is absolutely essential to keep the world at peace.
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Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union created secret cities to house the scientists working in their nuclear weapons programs. Both nations went about this in very different ways and with very different, sometimes disastrous, results.
Why do we continue to stay in Iraq and Afghanistan? Because of two big reasons.
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The reason has to do with how the wind was blowing in a particular part of the world in August of 1588. It’s that specific.
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You are not your government. An Iraqi is not theirs. Is it time to retune your perspective?
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What’s really involved in snuffing out a country’s nuclear capabilities—and is that the right war to be waging?
The world today is far more complex than it was 200 years ago, but the speeches and writings of the Founding Fathers point to a common general principle.
Why doesn’t America win wars anymore? Because the objectives are so poorly defined. Maybe it’s time to rethink foreign policy.
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When it comes to ISIS, terrorism, and global and domestic instability, America has been its own worst enemy.
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Men are barbarians, while women are civilizing. Or at least, that’s how the stereotype goes.
The one thing both extremes of Left and Right agree on.
Once we discover alien life out there, humanity will never be the same.
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The most impactful technology inventions in history are ranked.