Dreaming up the shuttle was the crucial decision for NASA. By the 1970s, manned space flights were coming to a boring end. People were getting tired of watching the simulated space capsule and the endless countdown, while commentators rambled on about rocket fuel and Christopher Columbus. NASA was also surprised that their polls revealed one […]
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How to Contain the Oligarchs
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The Power of Vote at Home
Voter turnout in California’s mail-ballot primary was off-the-charts. That’s a far more important story than waiting a week for results.
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The Exiles Who Sold Trump’s Wars
Iranian and Venezuelan émigré networks made the case for U.S. intervention. Then the president cut them loose.
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The Iran War’s Biggest Loser? Definitely Netanyahu
The American president’s “Art of the Deal” reputation is in tatters. But the Israeli prime minister’s attempt to impose a military solution on the region makes him the war’s biggest loser—and Israel isolated and vulnerable.
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