It’s hard to overstate the cost — in dollars and security — of our many wars. What do the candidates say?
Moderators: Where Are the Military Spending Questions?
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Democracy & Governance
Making America Unsafe Again
Whether it’s Russian hackers, deadly viruses, or unscrupulous investors, the Trump administration has made it much easier for some foreign agents to destabilize the United States.
Cleaning Up Trump’s Global Mess
Democratic candidates offer a wide range of foreign policy views. These won’t decide the election, but they could have a huge post-Trump impact.
China’s Economy Is Powerful, But Deeply Vulnerable
China’s rapid growth has reduced poverty and produced prosperity — as well as skyrocketing inequality, ecological catastrophe, and dangerous financial bubbles.
Ireland’s Election — and Brexit — Put Reunification Back on the Table
Prospects for unification will have less to do with ancient hatreds than with health care, schools, housing, and jobs.
Who’s Afraid of ‘Socialism’?
Americans were taught to associate “socialism” with dictatorship and “capitalism” with democracy. Are those days over?
Goodbye to All That: The UK after Brexit
Brexit could see the UK eventually lose Scotland, Northern Ireland, and a great deal of its prosperity.
Will 2020 Be Another Victory Year for Trump and Brexit?
Donald Trump and Boris Johnson can claim victories in early 2020, but Brexit and impeachment may come back to haunt them and the far right later in the year.
When Politicians Turn Immigration into a ‘Crisis,’ Entire Societies Suffer
A look at Sicily, where political restrictions on immigration are taking their toll on local residents as well as immigrants.
Trump Is Dangerous — But Blame His Predecessors, Too
How Bush, Obama, and the war on terror military laid the groundwork Trump’s “madman” act on the world stage.