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Neither side ready to end Ukraine war
Commentary, Nation World
ML CAVANAUGH Los Angeles Times/TNS 
Jan 29, 2025
Earlier this month, a full moon blocked Mars from view. Historically, some have taken that as a sign for peace as Mars has been the “planet of war and...
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North Korea troop deal exposes Putin’s weakness
Commentary, Nation World
JAMES STAVRIDIS Bloomberg Opinion 
Nov 05, 2024
NEW YORK (TNS) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is suffering grievous manpower losses as a result of his illegal and immoral invasion of Ukraine. He...
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Biden’s foreign policy legacy goes through Ukraine
Commentary, Nation World
TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Sep 23, 2024
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — As the election nears and tension builds between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, many people may have forgotten that Joe Biden is...
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Now Trump talks tough on Russia
Commentary, Nation World
LZ GRANDERSON Los Angeles Times 
Sep 18, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Once again, former President Donald Trump is talking about his candidacy as if he doesn’t have a presidency we can refer to. This ...
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We need the humanities today more than ever
Commentary, Nation World
SARA PANKENIER WELD Chicago Tribune 
Jun 10, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — How can a man who is warm understand a man who is cold? This is a question posed by a prisoner in “One Day in the Life of Ivan Den...
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‘American Globalism’ versus ‘America First’
Commentary, Nation World
FRANCIS P. SEMPA RealClearDefense 
May 31, 2024
Hal Brands, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, has la...
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Remember the hysteria over Trump tax returns?
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
BYRON YORK 
Jan 05, 2023
On Dec. 30, as Washington shut down for the Christmas-New Year holidays and Republicans prepared to take over the House of Representatives, Democrats ...
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Beware the world’s aggrieved empires
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
RICH LOWRY 
Dec 27, 2022
China sent 71 aircraft and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period, while Russia shelled the Kherson region more than 70 times. These acts of ag...
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A way to help Ukrainian civilians under Russian fire
Local Columnists, Nation World, Opinion
TRUDY RUBIN The Philadelphia Inquirer 
Dec 20, 2022
PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — As Christmas approaches, readers have asked me how they can donate to charities that are helping Ukrainians. At a time when Russi...
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Democracy around the world looking healthier
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DOYLE McMANUS Tribune News Service 
Dec 19, 2022
More than a decade ago, scholars began pointing to a troubling global trend: a “democratic recession.” Dozens of countries were drifting away from dem...
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Best advice? Stay out of Russia
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GENE LYONS 
Dec 16, 2022
If there’s one clear lesson from the Brittney Griner/Paul Whelan controversy that’s keeping partisans in America’s culture wars all worked up, it’s th...
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Fallout over the Ukraine letter
Nov 01, 2022
The Congressional Progressive Caucus last week issued, then quickly withdrew, a poorly timed letter to President Joe Biden urging stepped-up efforts t...
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