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A Blueprint for Capturing Carbon and Saving the Earth
Recent reports on the Green New Deal focus on the need to decarbonize the economy.
Bringing Back the Moral Wrestler: Author Meets Critics at APPE 2019

Refugees Welcome . . . In Spain
How should the United States respond if a truly large number of asylum seekers presented themselves at the borders?

Book Review of "Law and Society in a Populist Age: Balancing individual rights and the common good"
By Derek Hawes

America Needs to Accept the Taliban Peace Deal
In the London School of Economics’ 2012 Global Policy Journal, I offered the following

A Response to Mr. Benn (Defense of previous piece titled "Don't Vent, Win")

The Importance of a Personal Sense of Insecurity
To state that a given field of study has been neglected and deserves much more attention is a common argument.

The Real 'Wall' America Needs
President Donald Trump is concerned about border security, which should cause him to call for building a wall, that is introduce new barriers to illegal entries, not on the southern border, but alo

The Damage of Demographic Misinterpretations
The New York Times recently repeated an often cited misleading fi

The Story of Hanukkah Has Become Politicized
Many Jews are celebrating Hanukkah this week, but in rather different ways. Some are lighting candles all eight nights and reciting prayers—heads covered with kippahs.

What Makes a Good American?
Age-old debates about patriotism and what constitutes a good American have taken on a new significance in the Trump Era.

We Are What We Celebrate
The different ways we spend our holidays tells volumes about our personal lives, our communities, and even our nation.

America's Imaginary China Threat
Above all, there seems to be no obvious reason as to why China will want to replace the United States or become a world hegemon.
For the Record: Iran: Deal with the Mother Lode
For the Record: Iran: Deal with the Mother Lode