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This week, the presidential nominating process begins with voters caucusing in Iowa, followed by next week’s first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, then two more contests later this month in South Carolina and Nevada. In your opinion

The current primary and caucus system is fine as is, no changes necessary
0%
Start the process in other smaller, less-traveled states than February’s current four
0%
Start the process in a much larger, more diverse state such as California or Florida
0%
Hold the primaries over a shorter timeframe – five weeks instead of five months
0%
Hold a one-day, nationwide primary to choose both parties’ nominees
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week in 1920, a New York Times editorial proclaimed that rockets would never be able to fly – a misreading of Newton’s Third Law that Germany disproved two decades later. The current most bothersome piece of misinformation

Socialism is the cure for what ails Americans both young and old
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Government-run healthcare is affordable and wouldn’t be rationed
0%
The "Green New Deal" is both practical and feasible
0%
Presidents should pre-consult w/ Congress on military action
0%
Where California goes, so too should the remainder of America
0%
Total votes: 0
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What is to be expected in the aftermath of the drone attack that killed Iranian military commander and terrorism mastermind Qasem Soleimani

Iranian retaliation, followed by an American counter-strike
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Iran not soon striking back despite the bellicose rhetoric
0%
More turmoil in Iraq and increased violence in the Middle East
0%
No real change in conditions on the ground in the Middle East
0%
Higher Trump approval ratings, especially among Republicans
0%
Congressional Democrats calling for another article of impeachment
0%
Total votes: 0
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Is the Mediterranean Still Geo-strategically Essential?

Mediterranean geography always ensures it will be as important as in ancient times.
32%
Turkey-Greece, Israel-Palestine, China’s Silk Road/Harbors, Syria-ISIS-Hezbollah, remind us why the Mediterranean is critical.
48%
The Cold War is over and the U.S. is energy independent, so the Mediterranean is declining in relevance.
13%
The Mediterranean is now as important or not important as the Baltic or South Atlantic.
0%
Power has shifted to Asia, so the Mediterranean is a fossilized lake of little or no interest to the U.S.
6%
Total votes: 31
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As we celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, and the dawning of a new year...

‘Tis the season to be jolly
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‘Tis the season to be teary
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‘Tis the season to be optimistic
0%
‘Tis the season to be world-weary
0%
‘Tis the season to be grateful
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week in 1907, Indian-born and British-educated Rudyard Kipling received the Nobel Prize for literature. The most applicable Kipling quote in these times

“We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding”
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“There is but one task for all – one life for each to give. What stands if freedom fall?”
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“War is an ill thing . . . But ‘twould be an ill world for weaponless dreamers if evil men were not now and then slain”
0%
“Follow the dream, and always the dream, and only the dream”
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week in 1956, the television panel game show “To Tell The Truth” debuted on the CBS network. If our leaders were compelled to “tell the truth” about one matter, it would be

Whether there’s an end in sight for runaway deficits and debt
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Whether there’s a scenario for victory/withdrawal in Afghanistan
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Just how vulnerable America’s election system is in 2020
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That Congress would rather preach bipartisanship than practice it
0%
Total votes: 0
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Thirty years ago this week, George H.W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev declared the end of the Cold War during a Malta summit. Were Presidents Trump and Putin to meet, the lead topic should be

Russian meddling in the US presidential elections
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Russian designs on Ukraine and Baltic states
0%
Russian influence in Syria and the Middle East
0%
Extending the New START Treaty that expires in 2020
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Handing over Edward Snowden to face espionage charges
0%
Total votes: 0
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As Americans gather around the holiday table for a Thanksgiving feast, let us give thanks for

The good company of family and friends
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A bountiful harvest . . . and abundant freedom
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Thursday’s food . . . and Black Friday bargains
0%
Turkey rich in minerals for adults . . . and tryptophan for kids
0%
Total votes: 0
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Have trade tariffs and economic embargoes ever achieved political concessions from hostile nations and thus precluded war?

Ratcheting up economic pressure on an enemy not only works, but has prevented countless wars.
0%
Economic warfare depends on the type of tariffs and embargoes and the determination of those applying them.
100%
Cutting off trade and commerce has never forced concessions from outlaw nations.
0%
Economic warfare has only heightened tensions and ensures that war ensues.
0%
Total votes: 1
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