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What Legalizing Pot In Uruguay Means For the World
This small Latin American country is now on the forefront of global drug policy reform
Mideast Peace: A Fool’s Errand Worth Pursuing
There are many reasons the Mideast peace negotiations could fail—but no reason not to try
The Twisted Allure of Jihadi Glory
Like much of modern life, even terrorism can be glamorized
The Argument Against Royal Families
The royals aren’t just garish anachronisms, but the living link to histories of misrule and injustice
Wait, I Wanted a Queen!
Female monarchs are like male emerald swallowtails — more rare and fun to look at
Turmoil in Egypt Has Made Strange Bedfellows of Regional Foes
Governments across the region are spinning the events to suit their own purposes
Can Ramadan Bring Peace to the Middle East?
Leaders around the world, religious or otherwise, must leverage Ramadan to find peaceful solutions in Egypt and Syria
Viewpoint: What Happened In Egypt Was Not Democratic
The coup—and it was a coup—may well have extinguished Egypt’s experiment in democracy
Egypt: Should We Cheer the People or Weep for Democracy?
The sanctity of the Democratic process is important, but there’s an awful lot of other problems to be solved
‘Davos for Women’ May Marginalize Female Leaders
Creating a separate sphere of influence does not mean exerting an equal amount of influence
The Big Problem With Disaster Planning
We can try to prepare for the worst, but natural disasters cause chain reactions that we can’t always anticipate
Viewpoint: Stephen Hawking’s Israel Boycott Is Lost in Space
It’s hard to believe he endorses a theory that if he can make some academic conferences a tad less prestigious, peace will bloom