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Bonnie Kristian

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Global Crises

Biden is prolonging US war in Somalia — he should end it instead

The American interests at stake are unclear and Congress hasn’t provided authorization.

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Washington Politics

Trump’s reasoning is bad, but withdrawing troops from Germany is a good idea

Trump's petty, ego-driven policy decisions sometimes land in the right place.

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Global Crises

The real story about Russian bounties on US troops isn’t whether Trump knew about it

It's a fairly simple equation: If there were no U.S. troops in Afghanistan, there would be no Russian bounties on them.

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Global Crises

How endless war contributes to police brutality

Perhaps the most damaging effect of police militarization is that it pushes police officers engaging with the public to behave as they look, to act like soldiers dealing with enemy combatants.