Beto has a greater resemblance to a jellyfish, floating wherever the current takes him, than to an intentional candidate with intentional ideas.
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Kristallnacht Calls
The significance of Kristallnacht—a turning point in global history—paints a fearsome picture for its 2018 doppelganger.
Will India As We Know It Survive?
Under Narendra Modi, India is gradually transforming into a Hindu nation while losing core Indian values of syncretism, plurality, and tolerance.
Neither Grand, Nor Old, But Something New and Nasty
If any lesson should be drawn from contemporary U.S. politics, it is that fear is the staple of the Republican Party.
Ethno-Politics in Putin’s “United Russia”
Moscow increasingly wants a greater share of tax and hydrocarbon revenues, meanwhile giving fewer state resources to the regions and oppressing minority culture and language where it can.
The Politics of Peace
Amidst elections for the presidency and as many as 268 legislators, the FARC peace accord is getting lost in Colombian politics.
A Musical Resistance to Hindu Nationalism
Some consider the Hindu nationalist movement in India to be Neo-Fascist... but the population of India is over two-thirds Hindu.
A Revolutionary Regime and Its Discontents
Young Iranians have had enough.
A Thorn in the Side of Germany—and the Rest of Europe
Alternative for Germany (AfD) is laughing all the way to the Bundestag.
Political Confusion in Zimbabwe: How 37 Years Ended in 6 Days
Zimbabwe has been under one ruler and ruling party since it gained independence and has suffered through economic collapse under its control.
Kseniya Sobchak: Putin’s Plant or the Oppositional Oligarch?
Socialite, heiress, journalist, and now the (unlikely) future president of Russia.
There is a Difference Between Good Policy and Good Leadership – A Good Executive Needs Both
There is a tangible difference between having good policy and having good leadership. To be an effective executive one must have both.
Republican Health Care Plans Are Unpopular. Do They Really Care?
Current gerrymandering makes Republicans virtually invincible to voter backlash for bad policy.
Memes of Dank Destruction
Memes have evolved. The rise of modern memes and the ‘edgy’ internet culture built around them reflects the culmination of the post-modern, irony-centric society in which we live.
Repackaging Neoliberalism: When There's a Con-Artist on the Loose in the White House
Neoliberalism may be here to stay.
Hey, Rural America: Let's Talk About Trump's First 100 Days, Part 2
Arbitror's Alex Kraemer takes a second swing at Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.
Hey, Rural America: Let's Talk About Trump's First 100 Days
There is a way to shrink government bureaucracy, but Trump is ham-handed at best.
The New Administration May Trump Nixon's Scandals
How much do Trump and Nixon really resemble one another?
The UN's Recent Anti-Settlement Resolution Doesn’t Matter
Bringing neither Israel nor Palestine closer to the negotiating table, the resolution is ultimately a symbolic act that has ruffled feathers and not much else.
Freedom Fighters or Terrorists: The Rebel Alliance
In Rogue One, one is confronted with the troubling reality that the Rebels are the bad guys.