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What should be the U.S. attitude toward French President Macron’s advocacy of new European armed forces?

We should welcome the idea that at last Europe takes defense seriously.
23%
The idea is interesting, and could enhance NATO and U.S. forces in Europe.
22%
The U.S. should stay neutral on the issue; Europe’s defense is its own business.
13%
The idea of a European military would pose grave problems for NATO and might undermine the alliance.
23%
The notion is absurd, will never happen, and we should ignore it.
19%
Total votes: 109
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This week in 1979, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, went into exile, bringing an end to the Persian monarchy. Forty years later, the national leader currently on thin ice is

Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro
0%
Sudan President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir
0%
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman
0%
North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un
0%
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week in 1789, America held its first presidential election and George Washington was the unanimous winner with a grand total of 69 electoral votes. If you could change future elections, you would

End same-day voter registration, require proof of ID to vote
0%
Seat the winner of the popular, not electoral, vote
0%
Change Electoral College to Nebraska and Maine district models
0%
Provide federal funding to improve election infrastructure
0%
Hold just one national primary or limited number of regional primaries
0%
Total votes: 0
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As we celebrate Hanukkah, Yule, Christmas, Boxing Day, St. Stephen’s Day, Kwanzaa, Holy Innocents and the ringing-in of the new year . . .

‘Tis the season to be jolly
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‘Tis the season to be teary
0%
‘Tis the season to be optimistic
0%
‘Tis the season to be world-weary
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week 115 years ago, the Wright Brothers made four brief flights with their first powered aircraft. The next big advance in commercial aviation

A return to supersonic flight; ending ban on SST’s flying over US
0%
Commercial spacecraft offering suborbital spaceflights
0%
“Blended-wing bodies” lowering fuel usage and emissions
0%
Windowless, ergonomic, functionally redesigned plane cabins
0%
Revolutionized pre-flight screening (a.i., facial recognition)
0%
More honest talk from pilots and cabin crew re. flight departures
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week in 1936, King Edward VIII signs the Instrument of Abdication, giving up the British throne for “the woman I love.” The current leader who should consider stepping aside

British Prime Minister May (can’t get a Brexit deal through Parliament)
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French President Macron (paralyzed by violent, radicalized protests)
0%
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed (for the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi)
0%
US President Trump (for alleged campaign finance violations)
0%
Total votes: 0
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George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the United States, will be best remembered for

Longevity (America’s longest-living, longest-married president)
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Resume (naval aviator, oil explorer, China, CIA, Reagan’s v.p., president)
0%
Family (patriarch of a multi-generational political dynasty)
0%
Commander-in chief (Desert Storm and the liberation of Kuwait)
0%
Global strategist (managing a peaceful end to the Cold War)
0%
Kinder, gentler (since his presidency, there has been a lack of political civility)
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
0%
A society bountiful in harvest – and rich in freedom
0%
Thursday’s cuisine – and Black Friday bargains
0%
Turkey’s iron and zinc – and tryptophan for kids
0%
A short work week and a long weekend of overindulging
0%
Total votes: 0
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This week in 1943, three world leaders, FDR, Churchill, and Stalin met in Tehran to discuss a “second front” in western Europe. The three present-day leaders who should confer in 2019

President Trump, Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi
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Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping
0%
Xi Jinping, Kim Jong-un, Shinzo Abe
0%
Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Theresa May
0%
Ayatollah Khamenei, Saudi King Sulman, Benjamin Netanyah
0%
Jezz Bezos (Amazon), Tim Cook (Apple), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
0%
Total votes: 0
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What is the current chief threat to U.S. security?

Vladimir Putin’s regional bullying and his arsenal of 6,500 nuclear missiles
2%
The ascendance of China and its increasing regional aggression and global economic reach
20%
Rogue states like North Korea and Iran
5%
Radical Islamic terrorism and the offshoots of ISIS and al-Qaeda
4%
America’s massive debt, internal discord, and dysfunctional politics
69%
Total votes: 169
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