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As America withdraws from the world because it cannot afford to stay engaged, Russia and China will expand their spheres of influence.
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Book Review: ‘Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century’ by Christian Caryl
Historical change tends to happen in big leaps, rather than by gradual evolution.
Read More »Art Review: Ai Weiwei’s ‘According to What’ on North American Tour
The dissident artist's work now on tour in the U.S. and Canada includes some of the art that landed him in 11 months of home detention and resulted in the revocation of his passport.
Read More »Book Review: River Of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay
History has never felt or been more real and reading about it such a pleasure
Read More »Appropriation of Native American Iconography in the 21st Century
How President Evo Morales can help solve this problem.
Read More »New Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Called Racially Insensitive
With so many other shots with beautiful landscapes, it seems like these two shots are gratuitous pictures that could be taken the wrong way.
Read More »Book Review: Why the West Rules–For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future by Ian Morris
How far we are from Apocalypse?
Read More »How Will China Use Her New Aircraft Carrier?
Will China become the newest world superpower?
Read More »Book Review: Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French
Murder and mutilation in Peking.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: The BBC High Definition Natural History Collection
The BBC High Definition Natural History Collection brings together Planet Earth's Special Edition and three other features in stunning HD.
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