The elections in France and Greece this week may lead to a reexamination of how the euro zone approaches the debt crisis.
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Exporting the Anti-Gay Movement
How sexual minorities in Africa became collateral damage in the U.S. culture wars
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L’État Ce N’est Pas Sarkozy
Things look grim for the incumbent after a second-place finish in the first round of France’s presidential elections.
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Spain’s Fiscal Fanaticism
The country’s newly elected conservative government is pursuing austerity with zeal.
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Earth to Ann Romney: The Mommy Wars Are Over
The faux scandal over Hilary Rosen’s comments highlight the fact that for most women, the system has already destined you to be a working mother.
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The Nuclear Politics of a Poem
A look at the poem that led the Israeli government to declare Gunter Grass a persona non grata.
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Chill. Jews Aren’t Voting Republican.
Faith-based policy, nativism, and Ayn Randian economics will not create a Jewish electoral shift.
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An Easter Foreign-Policy Lesson
Were the president’s engagement with progressive Christianity respected by the right and understood better across the globe, it would send a powerful message about religious pluralism.
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The International Language of Happiness
At a United Nations conference this week, world leaders look beyond economic output to measure the progress and well-being of a nation.