Two Iran experts on how the U.S. plays checkers and Iran plays chess.
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Women Aren’t “Under-babied.” They’re Under Threat
The right-wing Heritage Foundation blames “feminism” for falling fertility rates. Not surprisingly, its “pro-natalist” agenda is hostile to women.
Posted inHigher Education
What Life on Most College Campuses is Really Like
A new survey of students at regional public universities by the think tank Third Way offers some surprising insights.
Posted inPolitics
The Battle of Little Bighorn and Why It Never Ends
Custer’s last stand was 150 years ago. As America wrestles with its 250th birthday, this commemoration also cuts to the heart of who we are.
Posted inEconomy
The Stranded Talent Dilemma: A Challenge to Higher Ed, Employers, and Government
Millions of Americans face a job crisis: They’re employed but not moving up and they don’t know what to do. Here’s some of what we need to ease the problem of stalled careers.
Posted inPolitics
Any Iran Deal Will Fail Without a Two-State Solution
There are no shortcuts around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Posted inPolitics
Cruel Britannia: Why No Prime Minister Can Get Traction
Starmer out as prime minister is no fix in a country where voters keep denying victors electoral mandates.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
How Trump Screwed Rural Americans to Help Musk Become a Trillionaire
His corruption of Biden’s broadband program boosted SpaceX’s historic IPO.
Posted inPolitics
As Threat Level Reaches “Highest It’s Ever Been,” Trump Sidelines Key Counterterror Program
His refusal to reauthorize the Section 702 surveillance program unless it’s linked to a voter suppression bill risks leaving America vulnerable to terrorist attack.
Posted inThe Monopolized Economy
How to Contain the Oligarchs
Rule by the rich may look inevitable, but history shows it’s not. From ancient Greece to New Deal America to today’s Hungary, democracies have found ways to separate private fortunes from public power.
