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The Tragedy of Turkish Food

How might Turkey’s relations with Europe be different if it had engaged in food diplomacy?

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After the French Elections: The Potential Benefits of Hollande

With the election of François Hollande, could France be in for a repeat of its transformative early-1980s experience?

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Benjamin Franklin, America’s First Franchiser?

Discover how the polymath and Founding Father Benjamin Franklin gave shape to one of America’s most potent business concepts.

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Domestic Incapacitation and Foreign Policymaking

Has the world reached a point where all major nations are too troubled at home to engage meaningfully in foreign policy?

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The Battle for the Future of America: Catholics Vs. Victorians

Is the dominance of Protestant thought in U.S. politics bound to be challenged?

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Is Obama Suppressing His Inner Romney?

What effects will the Romney candidacy have on President Obama’s positioning and political rhetoric?

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Rethinking the Purposes of American Education

Is the success of higher education in the United States dependent on debt?

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The Case for German Leadership on Health Care

Could the Germans actually be more “capitalist” than the Americans? Let’s consider drug prices.

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The U.S. Supreme Court, Healthcare Reform and Domestic Political Peace

How is it possible that today the Supreme Court marches backwards so steadfastly, given the supposedly self-restraining power of precedent?

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Goldman Sachs and the Vatican: Two Cultures of Infallibility

What do two of the world’s most powerful institutions have in common?

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