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Wed, October 20, 2021 | 02:50

Are Americans safer today? The answer, like the Afghan war itself, is muddled

Is America safer after its 20-year war on terrorism in Afghanistan has resulted in the Taliban's victory? The answer, like the war itself, is muddled.

2021-09-02 16:45

Now Taliban is at war with itself

The horrific bombings outside the Kabul airport, which killed 13 American service members and scores of Afghans, bring two facts into stark relief.

2021-09-01 17:00

Biden has big ambitions in foreign policy. Can they survive Kabul?

When President Joe Biden arrived in the White House, he proclaimed grand ambitions for U.S. foreign policy.

2021-08-31 17:00

The latest tragedy in Kabul

The killing of at least 13 U.S. service members, mostly Marines, and dozens of civilians in a pair of suicide attacks outside the Kabul airport on Thursday is an outrageous act of terrorism - in this case, at the hands of ISIS-K, an Islamic State affiliate that is active in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

2021-08-30 17:00

New UN climate-change report didn't merit overheated headlines

The United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently published the first major installment of its Sixth Assessment Report. It's a big deal, but it's not the last word in climate science.

2021-08-29 15:45

Biden steers away from Trump's disastrous automobile emissions standards

In today's hyper-polarized political climate, President Joe Biden's moderating instincts are often useful, as demonstrated by the infrastructure deal finally coming together in Congress. A half-loaf that is clearly better than nothing. But when it comes to putting out the raging wildfire that is climate change, it's more apt to paraphrase, of all people, Barry Goldwater: Mode...

2021-08-26 17:00

Haiti needs our help now

Once again Haiti finds itself on the tragic side of the world's disaster divide and its need for help is urgent.

2021-08-25 16:49

Can US recover from Afghanistan debacle?

President Joe Biden's defense of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was callous, self-serving and deeply unconvincing. Above all, it was beside the point. The question is no longer whether U.S. troops should have stayed. It's how the U.S. can minimize the damage caused by this grievously bungled exit.

2021-08-24 15:19

When should a leader be told to resign?

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned Aug. 17. We got the alerts from our pop-ups and scrolls - “Cuomo Resigns Amid Scandals, Ending Decade-Long Run in Disgrace” - but in the end the timing means less than the outcome.

2021-08-23 17:00

COVID was a dress rehearsal for global climate change. And it didn't go well

COVID-19 is a nightmare that has left more than 600,000 people dead in the United States alone. But from the very start it was also a clear dress rehearsal for the looming global catastrophe of climate change, which is barreling toward us and likely to wreak more damage than the pandemic.

2021-08-22 16:51

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