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What does Trump have in store worldwide?

In an article in the National Interest, international relations theorist John Mearsheimer writes that he is hopeful that the Trump administration will give up the pursuit of what he calls “a policy of liberal hegemony.” “This strategy,” he elaborates, “assumes…

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Martin Luther King and his place in our time

Martin Luther King was the outstanding people’s leader of the 20th century. He left us an unparalleled legacy. Nobody combined a liberating and humane vision, strategic insight, and practical know-how as well as he did at the time or since.…

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The past doesn’t have to be prologue to the future

(This may sound like beating a dead horse, but I’m going to beat it anyway because the horse in question is still alive and its performance in the future does matter, especially in the face of the retrograde gang that…

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Hanging chads and the inspirational Meryl Streep

1. The elaboration of an appropriate strategy and tactics isn’t about one’s political desires and hopes. It informed by a vision, but grounded as well in material realities of the moment. To slow down and then defeat what is coming…

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No better way to begin a difficult journey

Trump will soon be in the White House, Republicans as of last week control Congress, and the Supreme Court by the spring will be back in possession of right wing extremists. A similar situation is found in a majority of…