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  • BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 29:  German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media following an extraordinary meeting with leaders of Germany's main political parties at the Chancellery the day after the European Central Bank announced it would not extend emergency funding to Greece on June 29, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Stock markets in Europe were markedly down today and the Greek government ordered cash machines turned off and a tightening on the flow of capital in an effort to staunch citizens' withdrawals.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
    BERLIN, GERMANY - JUNE 29: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media following an extraordinary meeting with leaders of Germany's main political parties at the Chancellery the day after the European Central Bank announced it would not extend emergency funding to Greece on June 29, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. Stock markets in Europe were markedly down today and the Greek government ordered cash machines turned off and a tightening on the flow of capital in an effort to staunch citizens' withdrawals. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

    France’s Europhile-in-Chief Is About to Meet a Berlin Wall

    Emmanuel Macron may have saved the European Union. But he’s not finding much gratitude in Germany.

  • WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16:  Reporters attempt to pose questions to U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference announcing Alexander Acosta as the new Labor Secretary nominee in the East Room at the White House on February 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. The announcement comes a day after Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination.  (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
    WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 16: Reporters attempt to pose questions to U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference announcing Alexander Acosta as the new Labor Secretary nominee in the East Room at the White House on February 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. The announcement comes a day after Andrew Puzder withdrew his nomination. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

    Can Freedom of the Press Survive Trump’s Onslaught?

    In the United States, subscriptions are up and investigative journalists are in high demand. But the president's war on the media is just beginning.

  • US President Donald Trump smiles during a national teacher of the year event in the Oval Office of the White House April 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski        (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
    US President Donald Trump smiles during a national teacher of the year event in the Oval Office of the White House April 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

    Trump’s 100 Days of Cacophony

    We should evaluate the administration on sovereignty, human rights, nonproliferation, global trade, democracy, and countering terrorism.

  • PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 23:  Founder and Leader of the political movement 'En Marche !' Emmanuel Macron speaks after winning the lead percentage of votes in the first round of the French Presidential Elections at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on April 23, 2017 in Paris, France. Macron and National Front Party Leader Marine Le Pen, who received second largest vote, will compete in the next round of the French Presidential Elections on May 7 to decide the next President of France  (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)
    PARIS, FRANCE - APRIL 23: Founder and Leader of the political movement 'En Marche !' Emmanuel Macron speaks after winning the lead percentage of votes in the first round of the French Presidential Elections at Parc des Expositions Porte de Versailles on April 23, 2017 in Paris, France. Macron and National Front Party Leader Marine Le Pen, who received second largest vote, will compete in the next round of the French Presidential Elections on May 7 to decide the next President of France (Photo by Sylvain Lefevre/Getty Images)

    Emmanuel Macron Is Everything America’s Democrats Are Not

    The unlikely front-runner to be France’s next president proves the problem with liberalism is the messenger, not the message.

  • Book Talk: The Retreat of Western Liberalism

    Does Donald Trump’s victory cement the idea that democracy is in crisis?

  • FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ - MARCH 19:  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guest gathered at Fountain Park during a campaign rally on March 19, 2016 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Trumps visit to Arizona is the second time in three months as he looks to gain the GOP nomination for President.  (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)
    FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ - MARCH 19: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to guest gathered at Fountain Park during a campaign rally on March 19, 2016 in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Trumps visit to Arizona is the second time in three months as he looks to gain the GOP nomination for President. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images)

    Trump’s Damning Global Retreat on Human Rights

    The administration has already made it abundantly clear that supporting open societies, free speech, and the protection of civilians is of little concern.

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    New Freedom House Rankings Show Democracy Ebbing

    It’s quite a time for consolidated authoritarian regimes!

  • Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives on the podium prior to his speech in front of the National Museum of Budapest on March 15, 2017, during the official commemoration of the 169th anniversary of the 1848-1849 Hungarian revolution and independence war.
The revolution in the kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Habsburg rule. / AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK        (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)
    Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives on the podium prior to his speech in front of the National Museum of Budapest on March 15, 2017, during the official commemoration of the 169th anniversary of the 1848-1849 Hungarian revolution and independence war. The revolution in the kingdom of Hungary grew into a war for independence from the Habsburg rule. / AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK (Photo credit should read ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP/Getty Images)

    Stand Up for Free Speech and the CEU

    Hungary’s nationalist prime minister is intent on shutting down the country's Central European University. We must not let it happen.

  • Michael Anton, National Security Adviser, waits in the East Room of the White House in Washington of the start of President Donald Trump's news conference, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
    Michael Anton, National Security Adviser, waits in the East Room of the White House in Washington of the start of President Donald Trump's news conference, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
  • NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - FEBRUARY 23:  White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon participates in a conversation during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center February 23, 2017 in National Harbor, Maryland. Hosted by the American Conservative Union, CPAC is an annual gathering of right wing politicians, commentators and their supporters.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
    NATIONAL HARBOR, MD - FEBRUARY 23: White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon participates in a conversation during the Conservative Political Action Conference at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center February 23, 2017 in National Harbor, Maryland. Hosted by the American Conservative Union, CPAC is an annual gathering of right wing politicians, commentators and their supporters. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

    Bannon’s Vision of the World Isn’t What Makes America Great

    Tearing down a system that, for all its missteps, helped produce decades of peace among the great powers, spread democracy, and share unparalleled progress is not the way to put Americans first.

  • NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 8: (L to R) The Governors Island Ferry and the Staten Island Ferry pass the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, February 8, 2017 in New York City. As temperatures touched 60 degrees on Wednesday, the city is preparing for up to a foot of snow on Thursday. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 8: (L to R) The Governors Island Ferry and the Staten Island Ferry pass the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor, February 8, 2017 in New York City. As temperatures touched 60 degrees on Wednesday, the city is preparing for up to a foot of snow on Thursday. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

    ‘Globalism’ Is the Victory of Western Ideals

    If liberalism can succeed in the non-Western world, it is safe in the hands of immigrants to the United States. But it does not help if the president of the United States makes them feel unwelcome in their adopted homeland.

  • MANCHESTER, NH - FEBRUARY 08:  Breitbart News Daily host Stephen K. Bannon live on air at SiriusXM Broadcasts' New Hampshire Primary Coverage Live From Iconic Red Arrow Diner on February 8, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire.  (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
    MANCHESTER, NH - FEBRUARY 08: Breitbart News Daily host Stephen K. Bannon live on air at SiriusXM Broadcasts' New Hampshire Primary Coverage Live From Iconic Red Arrow Diner on February 8, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Photo by Paul Marotta/Getty Images for SiriusXM)

    And Then the Breitbart Lynch Mob Came for Me

    For 15 years, I’ve spoken out against executive overreach. But in the Trump era, even theoretical criticism puts a target on your back.

  • The United Nations headquarters in New York is shown in this photo taken 12 August 2003.       AFP PHOTO DON EMMERT  (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
    The United Nations headquarters in New York is shown in this photo taken 12 August 2003. AFP PHOTO DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

    13 International Relations Buzzwords That Need to Get Taken to the Woodshed

    From “smart power” to “surgical strike,” the world would be a better place if these phrases were never said again.

  • US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull from the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN        (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)
    US President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull from the Oval Office of the White House on January 28, 2017, in Washington, DC. / AFP / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

    The Problem with Patriotism Today

    On rescuing Andrew Jackson from the extremists and restoring both pride and prejudice to America’s great history.

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    Forget Dow 20,000 — the Boom Times Are Over. Is Democracy Next?

    Liberal democracy and market capitalism are taken for granted as the best form of government. That bubble may be about to burst.

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