Politics
What If He Is Telling the Truth?
A few weeks ago, Hassan Rouhani, the newly elected president of Iran, stunned the United Nations with a sunburst of conciliation.
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Politics
Washington Wrestling Match: Who Really Won?
Republicans and Democrats in Congress grappled for 16 days while the poor waited for some good news, reports Philip E. Jenks.
Politics
Oversight in British Prisons: A Model for the U.S.?
With great power, the saying goes, comes great responsibility, and prison systems are places where governments wield unparalleled power over individuals, not only depriving them of their freedom, but controlling nearly every detail of their daily lives.
Politics
Are Institutions of Any Value?
There are plenty of reasons why more and more of us are not only suspicious of our social institutions, but also downright hostile.
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Frost/Nixon: In Memoriam
In the fine-tuned obituaries of the New York Times, the deed or misdeed of a notable name is almost always enshrined in the first sentence.
