Border-aucracy

Congress hasn’t passed a significant immigration bill in decades, but the demands on the immigration system today are very different than they were in the ’90s. So, what’s a president…

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Ice Cream Diplomacy

In a recent Wall Street Journal piece on occupied Eastern Ukraine, a resident characterizes Luhansk as a place where there are “no prospects for the future.” Bombed-out buildings, art…

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Why Buy the Cow?

Since the beginning of the American experiment, presidents have tussled with Congress over how to handle foreign threats. That creative conflict is supposed to be the democratic ideal. But…

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“It’s in Our DNA”

When I was a senior in high school, I made a, beginner, documentary about the changing demographics of my hometown, Springdale, Arkansas. Despite the film’s technical flaws, I learned the…

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Our Top 10 Stories of 2021

Okay, well, the days are short and the COVID lines are long. The end of 2021 doesn’t look exactly like we’d hoped it might. But the holidays are a time for thanks, and we here at…

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