The World Economy In 2018
by Michael J. Boskin via Project Syndicate In the tenth year since the start of the global financial crisis, the US economy reached a new high-water mark, and the global economy exceeded expectations. But whether these positive trends continue in 2018 will depend on a variety of factors, from fiscal and monetary policymaking to domestic politics and regional stability. As BJP wins Gujarat, Himachal, it is Modi vs Modi in 2019 BY SAIKAT DATTA Modi won his home state and added Congress-ruled Himachal to his kitty. But the diminishing returns of political rhetoric are beginning to show Is the world’s oldest political dynasty on its last legs?
Sadanand Dhume | AEIdeas Should Rahul Gandhi ever become prime minister of India, he’ll follow his father, grandmother, and great-grandfather in the job. But the road to power has never looked steeper for him. There’s no question that South Asia’s political dynasts have never had it tougher than today. What Will ‘Actually Solve’ Terrorism Problem?
By James Kitfield, Breaking Defense: “ ... the man most responsible for crafting the greatest terrorist hunting network in history worries that a workable policy to address the conditions that give rise to Islamist extremism, and a broader strategy for breaking the chain of radicalization are more important than killing their leaders.” Finding Hope in Islamic History By Sadaf Jaffer, Foreign Policy Research Institute: “According to some of the loudest and most violent among us, Muslims cannot live within secular governments. This is fundamentally incorrect. We must condemn and combat violent extremist movements in the name of Islam, yet these movements do not define Islam’s history and need not define its future. ” Dawa: The Invisible Counter-Enlightenment In Our Midst
featuring Ayaan Hirsi Ali via Conatus News Is dawa, the proselytising of Islam, a means by which Islamists profit from freedom of religion to subvert society? Aayan Hirsi Ali warns of its dangers.
I Have To Ask: The Stephen Kotkin Edition
interview with Stephen Kotkin via Slate Hoover Institution fellow Stephen Kotkin discusses Stalin’s differences from the autocrats of today, what Stalin and Hitler did and didn’t share, and the secret to getting inside the head of a dictator. The Crown Under The Hammer: Russia, Romanovs, Revolution
via Hoover Daily Report Marking the centenary of the Russian Revolution of 1917, the exhibition The Crown under the Hammer: Russia, Romanovs, Revolution examines the political, social, and cultural upheavals that transformed Russia in the final decades of the Romanov dynasty and the first years of Soviet Communism. Jointly organized by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives and the Cantor Arts Center, this dual-site exhibition features a wide variety of art objects and documentary materials, including oil paintings by Russian masters of the 18th and 19th centuries, books from Russian Imperial libraries, early Soviet graphics, posters, photographs, film, and rare archival documents. ![]()
AFTER THE ARAB SPRING: PROSPECTS FOR REFORMING POLITICAL ECONOMIES OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION11/29/2017 ![]()
Sow The Free Love Wind, Reap The Sexual Debasement Whirlwind
by Bruce Thornton via Front Page Magazine Online The explosion of sexual harassment and assault claims, some going back forty years, is the inevitable consequence of the sexual revolution. Long before Bill Clinton’s sordid sexual escapades led him to impeachment, our culture had normalized public sexual behavior and mores once hidden away in the private realm, and kept there by laws, morals, and customs. |
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