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Mar 21 20174 minutes
Debate Over Silencers: Hearing Protection Or Public Safety Threat?
Legislation would loosen restrictions on gun suppressors, with proponents saying quieter guns protect shooters' hearing. But opponents say easier-to-get silencers are a risk to the public.
Mar 22 20172 minutes
Why Westminster?
If, as police suspect, the deadly attack near the British Parliament on Wednesday proves to be an act of terrorism, it will depart from the recent pattern of terrorist attacks in the West. In the post-9/11 world of the counterterrorism surveillance s
Mar 20 20174 minutes
Giving the Military More Money Won't Make It Win More
Donald Trump’s military policy is a win-win proposition: The United States will win, and then it will win some more. Last week, the White House released its proposed budget, which calls for $639 billion in defense spending—a $54 billion increase from
Mar 20 20174 minutes
Along Syria-Jordan Border, Refugees Struggle At A Camp Aid Workers Can't Visit
In the Syrian desert near Jordan's border, some 60,000 refugees live in dire conditions. A trip with the Jordanian military provided a glimpse of the Rukban camp. Few outsiders have seen it.
Mar 19 20171 minute
North Korean Missile Tests Continue As U.S. Strikes Hardline Stance
The government of North Korea is touting a "great leap forward" after it successfully tested a new high-thrust rocket engine which could potentially aid the country in its efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of striking t
Mar 19 201720 minutes
The Denationalization of American Muslims
For years, Republican leaders treated Frank Gaffney as a pariah. But his dark warnings about Sharia law taking over America found an audience among grassroots conservatives—and now, in the White House.
Mar 18 201711 minutes
North Korean Nukes and the Grand International-Relations Experiment in Asia
The scholar Robert Jervis discusses his theory of the security dilemma, and how Trump is testing it.
Mar 15 20179 minutes
Do Liberals Have an Answer to Trump on Foreign Policy?
“There is a big open space in the Democratic Party right now,” says the junior senator from Connecticut.
Mar 15 20173 minutes
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Has A New Adversary — The Church
The profanity-prone president and his country's Catholic Church are at loggerheads, mostly over Duterte's war on drugs, which has killed more than 7,500 people in less than a year.
Mar 15 20171 minute
Suicide Bomber Strikes Damascus' Main Judicial Building, Killing Dozens
A second suicide bombing occurred at a restaurant in the city's Rabweh district. The attacks, on the sixth anniversary of the Syrian uprising, are the latest to target the country's capital.
Mar 15 20175 minutes
Civilization Is Built on Code
How did we humans manage to build a global civilization on the cusp of colonizing other planets? It seems like such an unlikely outcome. After all, we were prone to cycles of war and famine for millennia, and have a meager capacity for society-wide p
Mar 15 20173 minutes
How To Build A Steam-powered Cannon Invented By Da Vinci
MIT Da Vinci’s Architronito A selection from Paris Manuscript B, in which Da Vinci sketched his plans for the Architronito Leonardo da Vinci, best known to modern audiences as an artist and Renaissance man, actually made his living as a military engi
Mar 14 20173 minutes
Why The Famine In South Sudan Keeps Getting Worse
The U.N. says Sudan — and three other countries — are the scene of catastrophic famine. What are the causes?
Mar 3 201710 minutes
The Race to Save Jewish Heritage in the Middle East
In the early 1900s, nearly 1 million of the world’s estimated 15 million Jews were still living across the Middle East and North Africa. In some countries, only dozens remain.
Feb 27 20173 minutes
Drones, Lasers, and Tanks: China Shows off Its Latest Weapons
Hongjian via China Defense Forum VT-4 MBT The VT-4 tank is the most high-tech tank offered by China. It boasts increased balancing armor, firepower, protection, and sensors. At the International Defense Exhibition and Conference, one of the world's l
Feb 24 20174 minutes
Yemen: Why Women Fought Against the Navy SEALs
Updated | The first counterterrorism operation authorized by President Donald Trump quickly went awry. In late January, Navy SEAL Team 6 and United Arab Emirates special forces attacked Al-Qaeda insurgents in Yemen, but the militants spotted the appr
Feb 20 20173 minutes
Dealing With North Korea Is a Team Sport, and the U.S. Needs China on Its Side
LET’S START WITH THE NUMBERS: FIVE. TEN. SIX HUNDRED. That’s five nuclear tests in the past decade; enough plutonium to make 10 nuclear warheads; and the ability to launch ballistic missiles at least 600 miles, and perhaps far longer. That’s the arse
Feb 20 20171 minute
Al-Qaeda Is Gathering Strength as Yemen Burns
JARED MALSIN/ISTANBUL THE LEADER OF AL-QAEDA’S BRANCH in Yemen called for attacks on the U.S. after a Jan. 29 Special Forces raid in which several civilians were killed, as well as a U.S. Navy SEAL. In an audio message, Qassim al-Rimi, leader of al-
Feb 16 201710 minutes
Atheism, the Computer Model: Big data meets history to forecast the rise and fall of religion.
In the United States, the nones have it. The nones being people with no organized religion and increasingly no belief in God or a universal spiritual power. They have the momentum, attention, and an expectation that in the future they will become a m
Feb 16 20173 minutes
What's Next for the Drone War?
Christian Clausen, United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper A Reaper at Creech Air Force Base, in Nevada. On Jan. 20, the drone war entered its third Administration. Over the inaugural weekend, American drones fired missiles at suspected Al Qaeda fighters
Feb 13 20173 minutes
‘It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War’
THE WORLD TODAY IS OVERWHELMED WITH PROBLEMS. Policymakers seem to be confused and at a loss. But no problem is more urgent than the militarization of politics and the new arms race. Stopping and reversing this ruinous race must be our top priority.
Feb 13 20171 minute
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Transgender Boy Scouts allowed The Boy Scouts of America changed its policy to allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys-only programs. The move comes after a recent case in Secaucus, N.J., where an 8-year-old transgender
Feb 9 20176 minutes
No One Knows the Best Way to Stop a Drone
Elize McKelve, U.S. Marine Corps Marine prepares to launch an RQ-11 drone in Kuwait The RQ-11 is a hand-tossed drone, designed as a secure and nimble scout. It is far more expensive than the commercial, off-the-shelf drones used by insurgent groups l
Feb 6 20172 minutes
Donald Trump Heads For The War In Syria
For almost half a decade, the world’s only superpower has mostly abdicated its role in helping to resolve the world’s most consequential conflict. Now Barack Obama’s excessive caution about Syria has given way to Donald Trump’s unstrategic uncertaint
Feb 3 201716 minutes
The Truth Behind the Last Battle of Vietnam
Tap, tap tap. Scott Standfast knocked on the door again. He’d been at it for several minutes, standing in front of a one-story brick house in Niceville, Florida, on a warm, dry day in November 2015. The then-59-year-old former Marine and his wife had
Jan 23 20173 minutes
The War In Yemen Tests Saudi Arabia’s Clout
Riyadh fails to check Iran’s regional influence | “It’s hard to describe this Saudi intervention as a success”
Jan 20 20176 minutes
Hezbollah Is the Real Winner of the Battle of Aleppo
Assad and his Syrian regime are just a figurehead; the real victory belongs to the resurgent Party of God.
Jan 16 20173 minutes
The U.S. Should Form a Closer Military Alliance With Israel
THE U.S. SPENDS A GREAT DEAL OF TIME FOCUSING ON THE military capabilities represented by the Middle Eastern nations it rightly considers threats: Iran and Syria. And we correctly spend much political and military capital working with our Arab allies
Jan 9 20171 minute
Mom On A Mission
Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America founder Shannon Watts fights to keep the nation’s children safe
Jan 2 20171 minute
Crisis In Aleppo
Four years of civil war—and unimaginable devastation—leaves a Syrian city in ruins and thousands of innocent people in desperate need of help and support

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Readers of Yuval Noah Harari will be drawn to this inspiring history of humanity that focuses on what has separated humans from the rest of the animals on Earth: creativity. Fuentes convincingly argues that our imaginative powers are essential to our ability to alter our environments and ourselves, and to the incredible achievements that resulted.

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Full of fun, shocking tidbits along with a comprehensive overview of the life of an aging prince now on the cusp of becoming king. Smith takes Prince Charles out of the shadow of his mother and shines the spotlight on his accomplishments and pitfalls with a sympathetic touch.

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Debate Over Silencers: Hearing Protection Or Public Safety Threat?

Why Westminster?

Giving the Military More Money Won't Make It Win More

Along Syria-Jordan Border, Refugees Struggle At A Camp Aid Workers Can't Visit

North Korean Missile Tests Continue As U.S. Strikes Hardline Stance

The Denationalization of American Muslims

North Korean Nukes and the Grand International-Relations Experiment in Asia

Do Liberals Have an Answer to Trump on Foreign Policy?

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Has A New Adversary — The Church

Suicide Bomber Strikes Damascus' Main Judicial Building, Killing Dozens

Civilization Is Built on Code

How To Build A Steam-powered Cannon Invented By Da Vinci

Why The Famine In South Sudan Keeps Getting Worse

The Race to Save Jewish Heritage in the Middle East

Drones, Lasers, and Tanks: China Shows off Its Latest Weapons

Yemen: Why Women Fought Against the Navy SEALs

Dealing With North Korea Is a Team Sport, and the U.S. Needs China on Its Side

Al-Qaeda Is Gathering Strength as Yemen Burns

Atheism, the Computer Model: Big data meets history to forecast the rise and fall of religion.

What's Next for the Drone War?

‘It All Looks as if the World Is Preparing for War’

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No One Knows the Best Way to Stop a Drone

Donald Trump Heads For The War In Syria

The Truth Behind the Last Battle of Vietnam

The War In Yemen Tests Saudi Arabia’s Clout

Hezbollah Is the Real Winner of the Battle of Aleppo

The U.S. Should Form a Closer Military Alliance With Israel

Mom On A Mission

Crisis In Aleppo

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