With Little Scrutiny, U.S. Military Ramps Up in Afghanistan
Mar 10, 2018 American problems in the 16-year war include a resilient Taliban, a weak government in Kabul and, according to the top general overseeing the conflict, Russian interference.
‘A Story of Violence, Bloodshed and Bitter Ironies’
Feb 15, 2015 If you can wangle access to the BBC’s iPlayer, a viewing of Adam Curtis’ “Bitter Lake” may improve your chances of making sense of the modern world, TV critic Sam Wollaston writes at The Guardian newspaper.
Can This Machine Tell If You’re Liberal or Conservative by Looking Into Your Eyes?
Apr 5, 2014
Political Scientist: Patriot Act Blocked Aid to Somalis
Apr 21, 2012 Humanitarian groups withheld aid from Somalis suffering the effects of a severe drought that killed tens of thousands and displaced more than a million people last year out of fear that their assistance would amount to material support for regional terrorists under the U.S. Patriot Act, a Davidson College professor says.
Washington: Still a Boy’s Town
Jul 18, 2011 Women's lib hasn't made it through Washington yet. Micah Zenko at Foreign Policy magazine looked at the percentages of females holding leadership roles related to foreign policy and national security and found that women remain vastly underrepresented among our nation's policymakers. (more)
Study: To Win Votes, Motivate Your Base
Jul 18, 2011 Numbers from a recent Pew Research Center study contradict the conventional thinking on independent voters Independents are not moderates who can be swayed to the right or left with appeals to moderation and centrism, but "disaffected political partisans" (more).
