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A Brief Argument Against War in Syria 27 Aug 2013 | 04:45 pm
Reuters In Washington, D.C., most politicians have a terrible track record anticipating how wars will unfold. Iraq, Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf War, Vietnam: As often as not, America's wars of choi...
No, NBC's Premier League Deal Doesn't Mean America Loves Soccer Now 27 Aug 2013 | 04:31 pm
AP / Lefteris Pitarakis Last weekend, on August 17, NBC launched its new coverage of the English Premier League, after paying $250 million for the television rights to every soccer match played in th...
Bo Xilai's Raunchy, Entertaining Trial Was Still Fundamentally Unjust 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai stands trial inside the court in Jinan, Shandong province August 22, 2013. (Reuters/Jinan Intermediate People's Court) The trial of disgraced official Bo Xilai.....
Describing My Experiences in Afghanistan—in 6 Words 27 Aug 2013 | 04:00 pm
Baby shoes for sale. Never worn. The six-word story--legendarily but probably falsely attributed to Hemingway -- has since inspired imitators, creating a new genre of writing. Like a tweet or a haiku...
Today's Alarming Japan-China Charts 27 Aug 2013 | 09:24 am
Let's take a break from matters American to look westward across the Pacific. When my wife and I moved to China now (gasp!) seven years ago, I wrote that one of the biggest surprises was how much more...
How Gerrymandering Has Created a Segregated House 27 Aug 2013 | 04:10 am
Rick Bloom/National Journal Reading Robert Penn Warren's 1964 interview with Martin Luther King Jr. along with Beth Reinhard's piece on how African-Americans still lack clout in Congress makes clear ...
The International Space Station Just Passed Directly Over California's Wildfire 27 Aug 2013 | 03:07 am
At about 4 pm Eastern time, the International Space Station passed directly over the ongoing wildfire in California, one of the worst in the state's history. "Our orbit took us directly over Californi...
Was Miley Cyrus's VMA Performance a Failed 'Blurred Lines' Criticism? 27 Aug 2013 | 02:41 am
AP / Charles Sykes Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards were all about reactions. In the most GIFable award show ever, our digital souvenirs include Drake solemnly staring at the ground, Rihanna giving th...
Bo Xilai Reveals China's Thuggish, Unaccountable Corruption Watchdog 27 Aug 2013 | 02:23 am
A policeman guards the entrance of the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in Jinan, Shandong province August 26, 2013. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) It seems like everybody has something to gain from Show T...
Through The Parisian Looking Glass 27 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
Two weeks ago my French professor asked if we'd like to participate in a competition, the object of which I still don't quite understand. It was at the end of class, and after hours of French I someti...
