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Moving past the thirtieth anniversary of the 1987 “Black Monday” (the Dow plunging a record 22.6 percent in a single day and markets tanking worldwide), your investment attitude is

Bullish: no stopping three Dow averages that recently hit record highs
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Bearish: the bubble’s about to burst for a Dow that’s tripled since 2009
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Owlish: patiently, bookishly waiting to see what Congress does on tax reform
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Ostrichlike: burying your head in the sand and your money in the backyard
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Total votes: 0
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What comes next now that the president has decided not to certify the 2015 Iran nuclear deal?

A deeper rift between Trump and Capitol Hill GOP as he leaves it to Congress to decide whether to re-impose sanctions
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The policy shift compels a pressured Iran to return to the negotiating table—or shop around for missiles
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Decertification drives a wedge between the United States and European allies supportive of the deal
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Like most Trump decrees, a few days of high dudgeon before moving on to a new controversy
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Total votes: 0
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In the aftermath of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the federal government’s next step should be to

Research the shooter’s motivation, how he accumulated such firepower, if warning signs were ignored
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Revisit previously rejected calls for universal background checks, bans on high-capacity magazines
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Respect and protect the constitutional rights of gun owners
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Reach further into questions about mental-health services, prescription drugs, financial surveillance, and gambling addiction
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Total votes: 0
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“Principled Realism” means intervening abroad:

Almost never.
2%
Only when narrow U.S. interests are involved.
21%
Only when U.S. interests—and those of our allies—are involved.
42%
Only when U.S. interests—and those also of the postwar global order—are at stake.
14%
Only when defending any of our interests has a sure chance of success.
12%
As often as we feasibly can to shape the world in our image and thus lessen global tensions.
9%
Total votes: 43
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Regarding the controversy over NFL players taking a knee during the playing of the American national anthem, the issue that most concerns you is

The notion of professional athletes disrespecting the flag
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First Amendment rights that protect such protest gestures
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Police brutality
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Social and economic injustice and inequality
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Sports tainted by social and political controversy
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Total votes: 0
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At this time in 1789, Congress proposed the Bill of Rights: the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Nearly 230 years later, which of those items is most in need of revisiting?

1st Amendment, freedom of the press, expression, and religion
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2nd Amendment, the right to bear arms
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4th Amendment, unreasonable searches/seizures especially of digital information
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5th Amendment, the right against self-incrimination
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10th Amendment, powers reserved to the states, respectively, or to the people
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Total votes: 0
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September 18 marks the 70th anniversary of the modern-day US Department of Defense. The greatest challenge facing America’s military forces at present is adequate

Funding to combat terrorism and despotism and safeguard freedom worldwide
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Vision to both foster innovation and execute cutting-edge military strategies
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Officers and enlisted personnel to carry out risky, complicated missions
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Training and repair to prevent mishaps such as naval vessels colliding at sea
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Total votes: 0
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President Trump agreeing to a deal to combine hurricane relief funding with extending the debt limit and funding the federal government, but both for only three months is what you

Wanted: at long last, a president listening to the congressional minority
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Expected: a president who thrives on shock-value wheeling and dealing
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Feared: a president who didn’t demand more (i.e., a longer-term debt ceiling increase)
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Now dread: chaotic negotiations this winter over spending, taxes, and immigration
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Total votes: 0
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The question of greatest concern as the Texas and Louisiana Gulf region copes with Hurricane Harvey’s devastation:

Can the federal government deliver a sensible housing and flood insurance strategy?
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Can/should Washington foot the bill for states’ rebuilding efforts?
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Will climate change make future ocean storms like Harvey more grievous?
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Will the relative lack of political strife last well after the floodwaters recede?
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Total votes: 0
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As the month winds down, the August development that will most significantly impact the Trump White House a year from now is

The president’s reaction to Charlottesville and angry protest movements
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Altering America’s strategic approaches to Afghanistan and Pakistan
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Steve Bannon no longer Trump’s chief strategist
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Son-in-law Jared Kushner’s push for Middle East Peace
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Appointing a twenty-eight-year-old aide with scant strategic media experience as White House communications director
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Total votes: 0
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