POSTPONED — 2016 presidential and congressional primaries
– Event Information January 25, 2016 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EST Falk Auditorium Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Register for the…
– Event Information January 25, 2016 10:00 AM – 11:15 AM EST Falk Auditorium Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Register for the…
This has been a challenging time for mainstream Islamists—defined here as branches, affiliates, or descendants of the Muslim Brotherhood. In the public imagination, they have been eclipsed by extremist…
Tamir Rice Common Dreams (12/29/15) reposted Jim Naureckas’ piece (12/29/15) on the Washington Post‘s fatal police shooting tally: The Post‘s delicate approach to police killings can be appreciated by comparison…
The lead image of the Washington Post‘s report on 965 people killed by police in 2015 isn’t of any of the victims, but of one of the killer cops: Lisa…
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has been a very effective leader for his small Central African nation. First, he led the Rwandan Patriotic Front when it ended the 1994 genocide…
Editor’s note: In the fifth GOP debate of the presidential primaries, the topic of the night centered on terrorism and the fight against ISIS. Philippe Le Corre and Constanze Stelzenmüller provided…
A FAIR study of presidential primary debate questions Moderators at the presidential primary debates. First row: Bret Baier (Fox), Megyn Kelly (Fox), Chris Wallace (Fox); second row: Anderson Cooper (CNN),…
For the United States, the era of a “rising China” is a novel challenge. For Vietnam, it’s the reprise of a thousand year old theme. China’s quest for hegemony over…
Bob’s Blog on Central Texas Weather Dry Weather Conditions Expected through the End of the Month. Thursday, January 21, 2016 2:43 PM Please Note: I will be out of the…
Despite recent wet weather, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality affirmed an emergency order Wednesday that extends limits on downstream releases from Lakes Travis and Buchanan. The move comes in…