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The Revolution Will Not Be Philosophized

If you choose not to condemn political violence, is that an expression of humility, or elitism?

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When Presidents ‘Recreate,’ the World Falls Apart

On Thursday, Barack Obama took a break from vacationing in Martha's Vineyard to address the ongoing crisis in Egypt, condemning the military's use of violence ...

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Iran’s Not-So-Shocking Exposé of American Frat Boys

American college life is often depicted as a four- (or five-, or six-) year suspension of reality, in which the normal rules of society ...

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Uruguay’s Strategy for Breaking Into the Pot-Dealing Business

Late Wednesday evening, the lower house of Uruguay's legislature passed a bill providing for the establishment of a fully legal, regulated marijuana market. If the ...

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British Reporters Might Be Covering the Royal Baby, But They Want You to Know They Don’t Like It

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few weeks, you've probably been exposed to the nearly wall-to-wall coverage of the impending birth ...

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The Surprising Relationship Between Corruption and Economic Growth

Another day, another ballooning corruption scandal in southern Europe. On Monday, the former treasurer of Spain's ruling center-right Popular Party (PP), Luis Bárcenas, admitted in ...

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30 Percent of Indian Lawmakers Have Criminal Cases Against Them

On Wednesday, the Indian Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling banning politicians who have been convicted of serious crimes from sitting in parliament, supplementing an ...

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The French Flicks and American Beef Standing in the Way of a U.S.-EU Trade Deal

On Monday, the United States and the European Union officially launched talks on creating a new free trade zone -- one that could become the ...

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‘Boss,’ ‘Batman’: What Wikipedia Knows About Egypt’s Acting President

It's official: Mohamed Morsy is no longer the president of Egypt. In a July 3 press conference on state television, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced ...