Argument
An expert’s point of view on a current event.
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trager The Cynical Conspiracy War on Egypt’s Christians
The Muslim Brotherhood isn’t behind the callous mass murder of Copts, but it’s certainly fanning the flames of hatred.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 06: U.S. President Donald Trump arrives back at the White House from after spending the weekend in Florida, on February 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day trump visited U.S. Central Command where he spoke to troops there. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Trump’s Budget Is American Caesarism
On militarism, exhaustion, and decadence.
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JERUSALEM, ISRAEL - MAY 23: (ISRAEL OUT) US President Donald Trump (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands after delivering a speech during a visit to the Israel Museum on May 23, 2017 in Jerusalem, Israel. U.S. President Donald Trump spend his second and final day visited Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, then visit the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and delivering an address at the Israel Museum, both in Jerusalem, before departing for the Vatican. (Photo by Lior Mizrahi/Getty Images) Trump’s Plan for Middle East Peace Could Actually Work
If only the president were willing to put some effort into it.
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iranmajd Iran Just Proved Trump Wrong
The gravest extremist threat in the Middle East isn't the nation that just voted overwhelmingly for peaceful coexistence with the international community.
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A live image shows Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivering his report at the National People's Congress opening ceremony is seen on a laptop in a restaurant in Beijing Railway Station on March 5, 2017. China's rubber-stamp congress opened on March 5, 2017 in an annual pageant of Communist-controlled democracy. / AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) Chinese Citizens Want the Government to Rank Them
The government thinks "social credit" will fix the country's lack of trust — and the public agrees.
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GettyImages-654549794crop 2 Percent Is No Magic Number
If Donald Trump’s favorite NATO metric told the whole story, Greece would be America's best ally in Europe.
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Posters, a flag and a bunch of flowers in solidarity with the dead and injured from the terror attack in Manchester are arranged on the pavement in Trafalgar Square in central London on May 23, 2017. Twenty two people have been killed and dozens injured in Britain's deadliest terror attack in over a decade after a suspected suicide bomber targeted fans leaving a concert of US singer Ariana Grande in Manchester. British police on Tuesday named the suspected attacker behind the Manchester concert bombing as Salman Abedi, but declined to give any further details. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images) I Love Manchester, But Please Stop Celebrating My Hometown
Giving ordinary places symbolic value is what terrorists want.
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GettyImages-687171994cropp The Islamic State and the End of Lone-Wolf Terrorism
From Manchester to Orlando, the followers of the Islamic State aren’t operating “alone” anymore. And there are no easy answers to defeating an online community of terrorists.
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Luther's protest, 1517, (1909). Martin Luther nailing his theses to the door of Wittenberg Church. Engraving taken from the Harmsworth History of the World. (London, 1909). (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images) Martin Luther Was the Donald Trump of 1517
If the leader of the Reformation could have tweeted the 95 theses, he would have. And he was no slouch at locker room talk, either.
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DALLAS, TX - SEPTEMBER 14: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at the American Airlines Center on September 14, 2015 in Dallas, Texas. More than 20,000 tickets have been distributed for the event. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) Can Trump Pardon Himself?
If the current president has proved anything, it’s that there’s a first time for everything.
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iranelex1 The Islamic Republic Is Heading for an Identity Crisis
As Iranians go to the polls, the divide between the country's octogenarian ayatollahs and its young population is wider than ever.
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WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 15: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission with alternate crop.) U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) shake hands during a joint news conference at the East Room of the White House February 15, 2017 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted Prime Minister Netanyahu for talks for the first time since Trump took office on January 20. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) Lessons for Trump and Kushner From My 20 Years of Failing at Middle East Peace
Not even the greatest dealmaker the world has ever seen can bridge a divide if the two sides aren’t ready to get to work.
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 09: South Korean President-elect Moon Jae-in, of the Democratic Party of Korea, celebrates with supporters at Gwanghwamun Square on May 9, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. Moon Jae-in declared victory in South Korea's presidential election, which was called seven months early after former President Park Geun-hye was impeached for her involvement in a corruption scandal. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) Moon’s Secret Weapon Is Sunshine
South Korea’s new president doesn’t need a hawkish North Korea policy — he needs the only one with a track record of success.
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PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 01: French Presidential Candidate Emmanuel Macron addresses voters during a political meeting at Grande Halle de La Villette on May 1, 2017 in Paris, France. Emmanuel Macron faces President of the National Front, Marine Le Pen in the final round of the French presidential elections on May 07. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) Emmanuel Macron Is About to Face Five Years of Crazy Rothschild Conspiracy Theories
The French president’s greatest vulnerability might be his connection to an international banking family that has obsessed the country for centuries.
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rouhani Rouhani Goes to War Against Iran’s Deep State
Iran's president is vying for votes by attacking the country's unelected institutions. But votes might not be what decides the election.
