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Foreign Policy
World Getting Safer, No Daily Threat of Armageddon
Wars are getting rarer and nuclear stockpiles are going down.
Does Anybody Believe the FBI Isn't Out to Defeat Encryption?
The talking points insist this Apple case is an isolated incident. Evidence suggests otherwise.
Ted Cruz, Military Spending, and the "Liberty Vote"
Can Ted Cruz promise to bust the budget over military spending and still appeal to former Paul supporters?
Criminal Penalties for Companies that Won't Help Decrypt? Not Yet—But Keep Watching
The stick has been suggested. Now where is the carrot?
Charles Koch's Friendly Letter to Bernie Sanders Complicates Campaign 2016's Effort to Make Us All Dumb
Common concerns over crony capitalism and criminal justice, different solutions, and a thinly veiled warning shot to Republicans
Donald Trump Says He Always Opposed the Iraq War. That's a Lie.
Trump likes wars. He just doesn't like losing them.
4 Reasons to Fear Encryption 'Back Doors,' Even Though You're Not a Terrorist
This seemingly simple demand opens a massive can of extremely dangerous worms.
Goofus and Gallant on Encryption and Government Intrusion
Consider Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Justin Amash and guess which is which.
If You Don't Need Those Big Bills, You Probably Don't Need Cash At All. Do You, Now?
Harvard and other elites take aim at any possibility of financial privacy in the name of curbing criminals flashing their big cash.
The Encryption Fight We Knew Was Coming Is Here—and Apple Appears Ready
Company will not compromise user security to help access terrorist's phone.
Ted Cruz Is a Threat to Your Citizenship Rights
His Expatriate Terrorist Act is a mischievous bill that'll endanger all Americans
Liberal Media Darling John Kasich Is an Interventionist Nightmare
The rational "moderate" wants to overthrow Assad, wage a "massive" war against ISIS, punch Russia in the nose, green-light pre-emptive strikes against North Korea and maybe Iran, and give government access to your cell phone...but it's all good because he expanded Medicaid and isn't Donald Trump
Is Mexico's Soda Tax Really Working?
Can we really say taxes that reduce consumption but aren't reducing obesity are effective?
Bernie Sanders Says He Understands There Are Unintended Consequences in Foreign Policy. Does He?
Confused about role of trade in improving relations, open to being a world policeman.
Bernie Sanders' Best Moments Tonight Were on Foreign Policy
Sanders took on Clinton's record on regime change, and he had some things to say about Henry Kissinger too.
Pray That The New York Times Loses This Stupid Copyright Case
Gray Lady tries to clamp down on fair use of images in a way that might end up loosening standards.
End, Don't Extend, the Draft
The only fair measure would be to abolish registration and never draft anyone again.
What Rand Paul Brought to the Presidential Race
The Kentucky senator encouraged his fellow Republicans to be more consistently skeptical of big government.
Good News! The Establishment Is Gaining on Donald Trump. Bad News! The Establishment Is Gaining
The Rubio-Jeb!-Christie-Kasich wing, after languishing for a half-year, is peaking in New Hampshire
Would Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, or Bernie Sanders Stop America From Being World Police?
U.S. military spending dwarfs that of every other country. And we're pledged to defend 25% of humanity.
Should Women Be Required to Sign Up for the Military Draft?
Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush, and Chris Christie say OK. Ted Cruz calls it "nuts."
The New Nuclear Energy Revolution
Throwing off excessive regulatory precaution will bend the nuclear cost curve down, argues new study
Cruz and Rubio: Heirs to Bush-Obama Militarism
There's no point splitting hairs over whether Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio is the biggest warmonger. Both love the bloody and costly U.S. empire.
World Health Organization: No Kids Should See Films That Show Smoking
World Health Organization is fighting to bar children from seeing smoking in films without a guardian. As far as Zika virus goes, there is plenty of international coordinating to do.
The 'Clinton System' of Selling Access to Bad Guys
NYRoB article details the power couple's dirty-Davos-style fundraising machinery
Advanced Reactor Nuclear Power Resurgence in the U.S.
Privately funded, carbon-free, walk-away-safe, burns nuclear waste - what's not to like?
Kasich: Shut Up and Let Your Political Masters Secretly Decide How to Break Your Encryption!
Gov. Kasich's response on security highlights politicians' lack of interest in dangers of mandating 'back doors.'
Marco Rubio Says ISIS is Too Scary For the First Amendment at GOP Debate
Florida senator calls threat from radical jihadists "unprecedented."
Some Government-Sponsored Syrian Refugees in Canada Would Rather Go Back to Refugee Camps in Jordan and Lebanon
Privately-sponsored refugees faring better
U.S. Considering 'Military Options' to Stem Rise of Islamic State in Libya
We have always been at war with terror, or Libya, or ISIS, or whoever
Clinton Campaign Attacks Sanders' Peace-Seeking Foreign Policies
Very reminiscent of critiques against Obama back in 2007
Did ISIS Make a Bad Move by Attacking Istanbul?
The suicide bombing might end the cozy arrangement between the organization and the Turkish president
What's Clear in the Encryption Debate Is That Some Politicians Don't Want to Listen
Officials don't seem to care if you're more vulnerable to criminals if it helps their pet causes.
National Review Comes Out 'Against Trump'
Conservative flagship publishes group hit piece featuring Glenn Beck, Ed Meese, Thomas Sowell, Bill Kristol, John Podhoretz, David Boaz, the Editors, and more
The Man Who Caused Benghazi (Except Not Really)
If the delusional con man behind Innocence of Muslims can "spark" violence halfway around the word, who can't?
ISIS Is Expanding. Should U.S. Military Bases Abroad Expand Too?
Author David Vine says a growth in overseas bases will damage national security and the economy.
Why Won't Iran Act Like Our Enemy?
What's a war party to do when the Official Enemy won't act like it?
Bernie Sanders' Critics, Supporters Are Ignoring the Most Admirable Thing About Him
A restrained foreign policy isn't a weakness. It's a strength.
