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America’s False Middle East Prophet
Venerated Fouad Ajami built his true legacy on falsehoods and foolishness.
Europe: June 1914 Vs. June 2014
How Europe went from barbarity to civilization over the course of the 20th century.
Larks and Owls: Sleep, Evolution and Industrialization
Sleep has a long evolutionary history. And yet science does not know why we do it.
Who Lost Iraq? Inside an American Battle
Why are the U.S. media not holding U.S. officials responsible for Iraq’s destruction?
Why Does the U.S. Maintain Its Bellicose Level of Defense Spending?
A former U.S. budget director asks why the United States continues to gear up for global war.
U.S.-China: Per Capita Troop Strength
While the United States has 0.48% of its population in the military, China has only 0.17%.
WWI and the United States: Woodrow Wilson’s Wisdom or Folly?
Would Europe have become a better place faster if the United States had not intervened in World War I?
China’s Coming Recession Will Lead to Considerable Unrest
Slow growth is already here after decades of economic expansion.
























