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Mon, November 19, 2018 | 18:31

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'Make Europe more Trumpian than America'

Early last month, Steve Bannon - the man who designed Donald Trump's America first strategy in 2016 - scored a win for his newest political crusade: to forge a continent-wide populist movement that will triumph in European Parliament elections next May.

Guest Column | 2018-10-08 17:02

Brexit and the European order

There are only a few months left until the United Kingdom formally exits the European Union. So far, the debate about Brexit has been framed mainly in economic terms. Should the U.K. crash out of the bloc without a mutual exit agreement, the damage will likely be significant. And, as matters stand, such an agreement is far from assured.

Guest Column | 2018-10-08 17:00

Public servants and the public good

General George C. Marshall is what people used to call a dedicated public servant. As chief of staff of the U.S. Army, he did essential work to get a dangerously unprepared America at least partially ready for World War II, and then led the mammoth organizational effort required for victory.

Guest Column | 2018-10-07 17:29

China, Japan, and Trump's America

The key strategic issue in East Asia is the rise of Chinese power. Some analysts believe that China will seek a form of hegemony in East Asia that will lead to conflict. Unlike Europe, East Asia never fully came to terms with the 1930s, and Cold War divisions subsequently limited reconciliation.

Guest Column | 2018-10-07 17:13

President Trump's evasion of taxes and truth

Any major commercial landlord who engages in a pattern of extensive deception and chicanery that results in the evasion of hundreds of millions of dollars of taxes would face outrage and severe repercussions.

Guest Column | 2018-10-07 17:10

Brett Kavanaugh doesn't belong on the Supreme Court

Brett Kavanaugh was right about one thing: This confirmation process has been a circus. Now, after weeks of accusations and anger and surprises and protests and tears and bitter partisanship, the full Senate is finally expected to take up Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court. We urge senators to vote against this damaged and divisive nominee.

Guest Column | 2018-10-07 14:34

Justice or democracy in Brazil?

Brazil's upcoming presidential election _ its ninth since the restoration of democracy in 1985 _ will take place against a bleak background, and not just because the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro was recently destroyed in a fire, or even because the economic recovery is faltering. With myriad judicial and corruption scandals distorting the electoral process, there is now a growing disconnect between justice and democracy.

Guest Column | 2018-10-05 16:57

United Nations: moralizing, demonizing, common sense

In a week of speeches that swirled from the sublime to the ridiculous or simply just boring, the recent U.N. General Assembly debate reached some notable exceptions. Among the sonorous drone of 193 addresses, either restating the obvious or repeating by rote the contemporary global mantra of climate change, the Palestinians and endemic poverty, some chiefs of state reached rh...

Guest Column | 2018-10-05 16:38

Law and culture war

There was bound to be a backlash to the #MeToo movement, and the struggle over the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court is clearly part of that culture war. #MeToo is going to lose this battle unless there is some new and horrendous revelation of Kavanaugh's past behavior in the next few days, and lots of people in the U.S. and elsewhere see this as e...

Guest Column | 2018-10-04 16:01

Truth and transparency are what church needs

Heeding requests from American bishops, including Dallas Bishop Edward J. Burns, the Vatican recently announced that Pope Francis will convene a summit of bishops from around the world to address the global sexual-abuse scandal that has roiled the Catholic Church and led to a crisis of faith for many believers.

Guest Column | 2018-10-04 15:58

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