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Wed, January 23, 2019 | 21:05

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America must face reality on China

The agreement in Buenos Aires last December between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, led many to assume that the two countries' trade war would soon be over. Although such optimism is misplaced, so are fears of a global economic meltdown caused by a rupture in U.S.-China relations.

Guest Column | 2019-01-23 17:16

Expanding medical care choices for military veterans

The motto of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is “To care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow, and his orphan.” The nation has long accepted a responsibility to provide for the medical needs of men and women who have served in uniform in war and peace. But in recent years, it has struggled to fulfill that mission in a way that does justice to the sacrifices of those it serves.

Guest Column | 2019-01-23 17:08

Ditch global gag rule once and for all

One of President Donald Trump's first misguided actions in office was to reinstate an antiabortion policy known colloquially as the “global gag rule.” Under the rule, any foreign nongovernmental organization receiving U.S. aid for healthcare must agree not to spend any of its other funds _ the money it does not receive from Washington _ on abortion services or referrals for abortions. Organizations are even barred from counseling clients about abortion or advocating for abortion rights laws. Hence the “gag” rule.

Guest Column | 2019-01-22 16:38

Shaping new world order: battle for human rights

China is leading the charge to undermine accepted concepts of human rights accountability and justice. The Chinese effort backed by autocrats elsewhere has turned human rights into an underrated, yet crucial battleground in the shaping of a new world order.

Guest Column | 2019-01-22 16:37

Mitt Romney fails his first test on Russia

When Sen. Mitt Romney opened 2019 with a scathing op-ed lamenting President Donald Trump's lack of moral leadership, it seemed like he was claiming the mantle of the late Sen. John McCain. Like McCain, Romney _ for the most part _ did not partake in the ritual fealty that so many of Trump's vanquished foes demonstrated. Sure, he met with Trump in November 2016 to audition for secretary of state. But Romney never fully bent the knee.

Guest Column | 2019-01-21 17:02

Trump administration's farewell to aims

Every now and then, a U.S. political leader descends on Cairo to deliver an address outlining America's policy objectives in the ever-challenging Middle East. For example, in June 2005, then-Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made waves with a speech that firmly put the promotion of freedom and democracy on the agenda.

Guest Column | 2019-01-21 17:00

Rhymes from Central Europe

On Dec. 3, 2018, the Central European University announced that from September 2019 it would relocate most of its teaching from Budapest to Vienna. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government had, in effect, closed down the CEU, founded by Orban's favorite bogeyman, George Soros.

Guest Column | 2019-01-20 16:39

Water plan for changed state climate

California's water supply is now inextricably tied up with climate change. In a warming world, nature has already brought smaller Sierra snowpacks and less predictable precipitation patterns.

Guest Column | 2019-01-20 16:34

Compassion on the wane: How then shall we live?

As nations grow, it often becomes popular, if not seemingly imperative, to define what it means to be a member of that people group. We ask questions such as “What does it mean to be Korean?”, “What is the Australian identity?”, “What makes one Canadian?”, “What qualities define an American?” and so forth.

Guest Column | 2019-01-19 09:43

Walker, Smith and Mounts - three Texans who fought in the Korean War

Having lived in Texas (mostly Dallas and Austin) for half a century, I still have some affinity for the place. And as a serious amateur historian, I recognize the centrality of the Korean War in my adopted land; you will find me at Seoul National Cemetery every Memorial Day.

Guest Column | 2019-01-18 17:28

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