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What would be the result of a preemptive strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities?

Such an attack would ruin the credibility of the U.S. and render our diplomacy bankrupt.
18%
Iran would attack Israel and deploy terrorists throughout the Western world.
15%
The wider Middle East would go up in flames.
15%
The wisdom of the strike would depend on whether Iran had violated accords and whether it destroyed Iran’s program.
36%
Iran would do nothing and a preemptive strike would end its nuclear program for good.
15%
Total votes: 66
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On the final week of August in 79 AD, Mount Vesuvius famously erupted. The most troubling volcanoes on the American landscape during this hot, troubling summer are

Ideological, social, and economic schisms
0%
More terrorism on US soil
0%
Government debt, deficits, and unfunded obligations
0%
Opiate abuse spiraling further out of control
0%
Ongoing public backlashes at the political establishment
0%
Total votes: 0
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At this time in 1945 the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, bringing an end to the war in the Pacific. Your attitude toward the use of US military force at this moment is that

Presidents can go it alone, reporting afterward to Congress under the War Powers Resolution
0%
Presidents can use military force in consultation with Congress, as when US forces invaded Afghanistan and Iraq
0%
Presidents can use military force under treaty obligations or in consultation with America’s closest international allies
0%
The nation’s weary of war; we need a time-out from the fighting
0%
Total votes: 0
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Mid-August marks thirty-six years since President Reagan signed the Kemp-Roth tax cut and thirty-one years since Congress agreed to major tax reform. What would you most like to see by the year’s end?

Reduce marginal rates on regular income with fewer tax brackets
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Eliminate all deductions except mortgage interest and charitable contributions
0%
Lower taxes on investment income
0%
Expand support for child care and family expenses
0%
Kill the estate tax
0%
Repatriate offshore earnings at a lower tax rate, devoting the revenue to infrastructure
0%
Total votes: 0
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As July gives way to August, the question is how to achieve a more august US economy. The wisest means to that end is

Repealing/replacing/repairing Obamacare
0%
Reforming the current federal tax code
0%
Deregulating markets to spur competition
0%
Increasing infrastructure investment
0%
Increasing infrastructure investment
0%
Overhauling the nation’s immigration laws
0%
Total votes: 0
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What is the future of Islamist terrorist attacks in Europe and the West in general?

Terrorism is the inevitable prelude to an existential and global violent clash of civilizations.
30%
An impotent West should get used to far greater domestic terrorism as the unstoppable threat expands and spreads.
11%
The present level of terrorism will level off but become an unfortunate and permanent part of Western life.
34%
Increased vigilance and changes in immigration policy and surveillance will radically decrease incidents of terrorism.
19%
Increased counter-terrorism at home and preemptive operations in the Middle East will end for good these attacks.
6%
Total votes: 53
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In 1945, Truman, Churchill, and Stalin began the last of the “Big Three” meetings—that one in Potsdam, Germany. The “Big Three” who matter the most in this day and age are

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and Xi Jinping
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Jesus Christ, Muhammad, and Lord Krishna
0%
Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), and Tim Cook (Apple)
0%
Television, print media, and the Internet
0%
Family, friends, and community
0%
Total votes: 0
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As the GOP Congress considers what to do on Obamacare repeal/replacement before its August recess, the wisest move would be to listen to

President Trump: don’t leave town without passing a bill
0%
Rand Paul: pass a clean repeal, not the current Senate package
0%
John McCain: start over, the next time with bipartisan buy in
0%
Speaker Ryan: whatever the Obamacare outcome, get moving on tax reform
0%
Total votes: 0
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The story line to watch from this weekend’s G20 Hamburg summit of leaders’ representing the world’s largest economic powers is

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s first face-to-face encounter with President Trump
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German chancellor Angela Merkel’s differences with Trump (trade, migration) visibly on display as her reelection approaches
0%
French president Emmanuel Macron, who’s offered sanctuary to American scientists, making noise on climate change
0%
Just how violent the protests and clashes between police and demonstrators will be
0%
Total votes: 0
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As the nation celebrates the Fourth of July and the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, America at age 241 most resembles

America at age 141: fighting overseas, a protector of liberty worldwide
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America at age 41: an “era of good feelings” and relative political stability
0%
America at age 1: trying to make sense of this thing called democracy
0%
Forget about historical parallels; America at age 241 is in uncharted waters
0%
Total votes: 0
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