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How Michelle Obama's Fashion Diplomacy Punctured India's Color Prejudice
The First Lady's love for fashion exposed Indians to a different conception of beauty
Shikha Dalmia on the Soft Power of Michelle Obama's Designer Wardrobe
How it was a force for good against India's color prejudice
How Germany Forgot the Horrors of Communism
25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the former East Germany is seen as a quirk of history, not a monstrous police state.
This Chart Shows How Much Freedom the World Has Won and Lost Since 1972
Looking at Freedom House's data from the perspective of individuals instead of states
Don't Expect Foreign Policy Restraint from Scott Walker
And for now, don't expect foreign policy specifics either.
Watching American Sniper in Baghdad
Iraqi audiences are flocking to watch the controversial film - and liking what they see.
Obama Keeps Bowing in the Middle East
Why does every administration go out of its way to avoid insulting these illiberal dictatorships?
DHS to Start Collecting Iris and Facial Recognition Images at Border
It's Philip K. Dick's world. We just live here.
Obama Disses Religious Liberties in India
His visit missed an opportunity to speak up against the Modi government's assaults on religious minorities
Rand Paul: Drones Should Be Legal But If They Fly Over My House, "I've Got a Shotgun"
Kentucky Republican and likely presidential candidate gives first-ever Snapchat Q&A with CNN.
No, Mass Surveillance Won't Stop Terrorist Attacks
The continued use of digital dragnets is a virtual guarantee of more lethal intelligence failures.
Saudi Arabia, the U.S. Government's Embarrassing Friend
It's time to end support for a regime that sees beating as a merciful alternative to execution for dissenters.
Charlie Hebdo and the Horrible History of Suppressing 'Blasphemy'
An unwelcome blast from France's oppressive past.
An Iran Deal Is Nothing to Fear
Such an accord would shelve the option of attacking Iran, a longtime dream of neoconservatives.
Red Army Film Explores Hockey, The Cold War, and Sports as Propaganda
Filmmaker Gabe Polsky and Russian hockey star Slava Fetisov discuss the new documentary about the Soviet national hockey team.
King Abdullah's Moderate Beheadings
When 'moderate' is a euphemism for 'friendly to U.S. interests'
Let Slip the Robots of War
Lethal autonomous weapon systems might be more moral than human soldiers.
In the Last Fiscal Year, Washington Sent Special Operations Forces to About 70% of the World's Nations
And there's a good chance they'll go to even more in 2014-15.
Who Decides Whether Rand Paul's Libertarian Girl Has 'Fringe' Foreign Policy Views?
Lindsey Graham: 'Rand Paul has been more wrong on ISIS than Obama has.'
Daniel Hannan: 'Instead of making documentaries about powerful, shadowy terrorist networks, let's laugh at the numpties'
The British MEP challenges the conservative consensus on terror and Islam.
Misleading Inequality Report Is Nothing to Fear
No, the richest 1 percent will not soon have as much wealth as the rest of us.
Hyphenated Americans Don't Undermine America
Their hyphen makes them appreciate America in a way that natives can't
No Asylum: Immigrants Locked Up in U.S. after Fleeing Violence
A look at America's expanding immigration detention system
Pope Francis Says He Never Meant to Endorse Punishment of Religious Insults
The pope's "clarification" is implausible but welcome.
Biden's Most Confused Statement Ever: ISIS Winning in Syria Because 'No Boots on the Ground'
The shape of things to come?
