The Impact of a Ghostwritten Paper on the Fate of Glyphosate
A downsized EPA faces a deadline to review the herbicide’s safety without much of its in-house expertise.
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The Straw Man City and the Architecture of Selective Small Government
Trump’s urban takeovers reveal a governing pattern that blends the language of small government with a readiness to deploy maximum state force when it serves political ends.
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The Trump Route in the Southern Caucasus: Setting Events in Motion
The Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity through Armenia is less about economics, infrastructure, and the Nobel Peace Prize than it is about the US specialty of destabilization.
Read more...Why “Spend Before Tax” Is the Key to Unlocking a Future for Young People
The future younger people inherit is being decided less by the constraints of economics than by the limits of political imagination.
Read more...Skyscrapers of Babel: How Ancient Mesopotamia Shaped the Modern City
In the early 20th century, architects and artists like Hugh Ferriss drew on the myths and monuments of ancient Babylon to imagine futuristic skylines—melding ziggurats with modernism in a visionary blend of the past and the possible.
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When One of the World’s Most Powerful Nations Is Run By Spoiled Children
The US cannot achieve its goals in the world by traditional economic or military means, so it increasingly prefers chaos and destruction. How do the other powers stop it?
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US Power Grab of Global Ports Runs Out of Steam Following Pressure From Beijing
Trump said the US is “retaking” the Panama Canal (and dozens of other ports). Not so fast, says Beijing.
Read more...Only Nationalisation Can Save England and Wales’ Failing Water Sector
Privatisation means the public faces higher bills and pollution as shareholders cash in. Why won’t Labour admit that?
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