An accident at a Russian Army ammunition depot turned catastrophic today as a series of explosions killed one soldier and hurled shrapnel more than nine miles. At least eight others are reported wounded with windows in a nearby...
Read MoreLijia Zhang says the Communist Party’s violent discarding of traditional values, suppression of religion and later embrace of cutthroat capitalism has severely damaged social trust. The party has attempted moral campaigns since then but, as the Changsheng scandal shows, they have not worked
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Rather than build internment camps, the US should build equitable relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean.
Read MoreBy: Leila Swan Senior Associate, UN Advocacy and Emergency Response No one was surprised when Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected last May, or when the opposition alleged voting irregularities. Unofficial...
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Shujaat Bukhari, one of Kashmir’s foremost journalists, was assassinated Thursday, the eve of Eid,...
Read MoreFresh off a tour through Thailand, Laos and China, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Jr. picked up the phone on a Sunday afternoon in October to discuss something deeply personal: how much money he has. A year...
Read MoreIllinois’ extraordinarily high property taxes are a symptom of a serious problem: too much spending that local governments cannot control. But some claim Illinois’ high property taxes (and sales taxes) are the result of the...
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