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Republican Congressman offers bold statement defending the government shutdown.
October 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Republican Congressman offers bold statement defending the government shutdown.
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There he goes again
Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump's calling Reagan’s words here “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad:
October 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There he goes again
On the legacies of Richard Armitage and Joseph Nye as Japan Hands—and a case for the nextgen of scholars, policymakers and diplomats who understand Japan as a cornerstone ally.
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
A new generation of 'Japan hands' and a changing world
For decades, Joseph Nye and Richard Armitage helped shape a vision of U.S.-Japan ties grounded in shared values, strategic trust and mutual respect.
www.japantimes.co.jp
June 8, 2025 at 4:11 AM
On the legacies of Richard Armitage and Joseph Nye as Japan Hands—and a case for the nextgen of scholars, policymakers and diplomats who understand Japan as a cornerstone ally.
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...
A new foreign affairs podcast models peacemaking in the assemblage of hosts: Amanpour and Rubin used to be married to each other.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/s...
Could You Make a Podcast With Your Ex-Husband?
www.nytimes.com
June 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
A new foreign affairs podcast models peacemaking in the assemblage of hosts: Amanpour and Rubin used to be married to each other.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/s...
Colum Lynch reports: “The proposed cuts — which could result in the loss of thousands of jobs — are part of Guterres’ reform initiative, dubbed UN80, designed to prepare the world body for a massive reduction in U.S. financial support.”
www.devex.com/news/un-chie...
www.devex.com/news/un-chie...
UN chief outlines plans for thousands of new job cuts
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres calls for eliminating 20% of jobs in the U.N. Secretariat.
www.devex.com
May 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Colum Lynch reports: “The proposed cuts — which could result in the loss of thousands of jobs — are part of Guterres’ reform initiative, dubbed UN80, designed to prepare the world body for a massive reduction in U.S. financial support.”
www.devex.com/news/un-chie...
www.devex.com/news/un-chie...
The latest hard news on @nytopinion.nytimes.com Opinion, a messy place that’s growing, influential, and complicated.
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The Opinion That Ate the Paper — New York Magazine
Under Kathleen Kingsbury, the Times’ “Opinion” section has doubled in size. What kind of publication is she building?
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May 25, 2025 at 6:29 AM
The latest hard news on @nytopinion.nytimes.com Opinion, a messy place that’s growing, influential, and complicated.
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WPR “If the U.S. and its allies want the existing order to remain relevant, then they must embrace reforms to give Global South nations more power in the system.”
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/brics-expans...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/brics-expans...
There’s a Reason BRICS Is the Hottest Multilateral Ticket in Town
BRICS wants to usher in an international order not so dominated by the West. To a lot of Global South countries, that’s an appealing vision.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com
May 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
WPR “If the U.S. and its allies want the existing order to remain relevant, then they must embrace reforms to give Global South nations more power in the system.”
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/brics-expans...
www.worldpoliticsreview.com/brics-expans...
Fascinating insights on growth and progress in Kenya—despite economic, cultural, and other challenges.
LDS Church is growing rapidly in this African county, as it is elsewhere on that continent, but challenges range from "bride prices" to modern polygamy.
Special report: As LDS Church grows bigger in this country, so do challenges — young members, high poverty, even modern polygamy
LDS Church is growing rapidly in this African county, as it is elsewhere on that continent, but challenges range from "bride prices" to modern polygamy.
www.sltrib.com
May 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Fascinating insights on growth and progress in Kenya—despite economic, cultural, and other challenges.
Stewart Patrick: “There is no moat or Maginot Line that can protect us—only cooperation.” carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
Trump’s Mistaken Belief That What Happens Elsewhere Isn’t Washington’s Concern
The president’s rejection of global interdependence makes the United States even more vulnerable to transnational threats and borderless challenges.
carnegieendowment.org
May 18, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Stewart Patrick: “There is no moat or Maginot Line that can protect us—only cooperation.” carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...
The importance of learning—not just for school, but essential for professional life.
fortune.com/2025/04/10/a...
fortune.com/2025/04/10/a...
Amazon’s CEO sounds alarm on complacent leaders who stop learning
"It’s as if some people find it too exhausting," he says.
fortune.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The importance of learning—not just for school, but essential for professional life.
fortune.com/2025/04/10/a...
fortune.com/2025/04/10/a...
Strong disagree.
This Top Fashion Designer Thinks Men’s Pants Are Too Tight - The Wall Street Journal
This Top Fashion Designer Thinks Men’s Pants Are Too Tight - The Wall Street Journal
March 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Strong disagree.
This Top Fashion Designer Thinks Men’s Pants Are Too Tight - The Wall Street Journal
This Top Fashion Designer Thinks Men’s Pants Are Too Tight - The Wall Street Journal
‘The king who made Cromwell the “Lord Privy Seal” has always listened. Until he doesn’t.’
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Review: Mark Rylance’s Master Manipulator - The Wall Street Journal
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Review: Mark Rylance’s Master Manipulator - The Wall Street Journal
March 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
‘The king who made Cromwell the “Lord Privy Seal” has always listened. Until he doesn’t.’
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Review: Mark Rylance’s Master Manipulator - The Wall Street Journal
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light’ Review: Mark Rylance’s Master Manipulator - The Wall Street Journal
Rules of Procedure: absolute majority to win, candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, runoff if a tie. Bach “will announce only the name of the candidate who will not participate in the following round of voting,” the IOC rules state.
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apnews.com/article/ioc-...
Olympic contest to pick IOC president is quirky and controlled by tight campaign and voting rules
The IOC is the undisputed champion of running the most tightly managed sports election. It's been compared by veteran Olympic watchers to a conclave to pick a pope.
apnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Rules of Procedure: absolute majority to win, candidate with the fewest votes is eliminated, runoff if a tie. Bach “will announce only the name of the candidate who will not participate in the following round of voting,” the IOC rules state.
apnews.com/article/ioc-...
apnews.com/article/ioc-...
“All defenses have holes in them…” like Swiss cheese, according to James Reason, expert on the psychology of human error (1939-2025) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/s...
James Reason, Who Used Swiss Cheese to Explain Human Error, Dies at 86
Mistakes happen, he theorized, because multiple vulnerabilities in a system align — like the holes in cheese — to create a recipe for disaster.
www.nytimes.com
March 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“All defenses have holes in them…” like Swiss cheese, according to James Reason, expert on the psychology of human error (1939-2025) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/s...
Tara Sinclair, GW: “reducing public services — and jettisoning the highly trained professionals who understand how government works — could lead to a slow degradation of our productive capacity.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
As Layoffs Continue, Federal Workers Face Sluggish Job Market
Unemployment is low, but there isn’t much room to move around — especially for those with highly government-specific skills.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Tara Sinclair, GW: “reducing public services — and jettisoning the highly trained professionals who understand how government works — could lead to a slow degradation of our productive capacity.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/b...
A new show, “Soft “Power”, explores Joseph Nye’s ideas and imagines a world where “China has replaced the U.S. as the globe’s soft superpower” with similar stereotypes about its own people.
March 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
A new show, “Soft “Power”, explores Joseph Nye’s ideas and imagines a world where “China has replaced the U.S. as the globe’s soft superpower” with similar stereotypes about its own people.
Over 700 U.S. diplomats sign a dissent cable: “The dismantling of USAID programs endangers American personnel, diplomats, and military forces overseas.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Diplomats Decry USAID’s Dismantling in Dissent Cable to Rubio
Hundreds of US diplomats wrote a formal letter of protest to decry the dismantling of the US Agency for International Development, saying the move threatens US national security and caused “irreparabl...
www.bloomberg.com
March 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Over 700 U.S. diplomats sign a dissent cable: “The dismantling of USAID programs endangers American personnel, diplomats, and military forces overseas.”
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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A storm looms Monday in the UN General Assembly, as the U.S. aims to undermine an EU-backed resolution marking 3 years of full-scale war in Ukraine. I talked to @afpfr.bsky.social.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
US proposes Ukraine UN text omitting mention of occupied territory: diplomats
The United States proposed Friday a United Nations resolution on the Ukraine conflict that omitted any mention of Kyiv's territory occupied by Russia, diplomatic sources told AFP.
www.france24.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
A storm looms Monday in the UN General Assembly, as the U.S. aims to undermine an EU-backed resolution marking 3 years of full-scale war in Ukraine. I talked to @afpfr.bsky.social.
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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As we approach the Winter Solstice, here's what Stonehenge looked like in the 16th century.
BL Add MS 28330; Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland; 1573 CE-1575 CE; England (London); f.36r
BL Add MS 28330; Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland; 1573 CE-1575 CE; England (London); f.36r
December 20, 2024 at 9:04 PM
As we approach the Winter Solstice, here's what Stonehenge looked like in the 16th century.
BL Add MS 28330; Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland; 1573 CE-1575 CE; England (London); f.36r
BL Add MS 28330; Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland; 1573 CE-1575 CE; England (London); f.36r