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The Electoral College’s Racist Origins

4 November 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Wilfred Codrington III The Atlantic Is a color-blind political system possible under our Constitution? If it is, the Supreme Court’s evisceration of the Voting Rights Act in 2013 did […]

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Cognitive Bias and Public Health Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic

5 July 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Scott D. Halpern, Robert D. Truog & Franklin G. Miller Journal of the American Medical Association As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic abates in many countries worldwide, and […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW

The Confederacy Was an Antidemocratic, Centralized State

24 June 2020by TheThresh.com 1 Comment

By Stephanie McCurry The Atlantic Americans are now debating the fate of memorials to the Confederacy—statues, flags, and names on Army bases, streets, schools, and college dormitories. A century and […]

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LAW

The Tragedy of Two Failing Superpowers

2 April 2020by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Martin Wolf Financial Times History accelerates in crises. This pandemic may not itself transform the world, but it can accelerate changes already under way. One ongoing change has been […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Machiavellian Personalities Enjoy Political Campaigning More Than Others

6 December 2019by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

Psychology Today Scott A. McGreal In personality psychology, Machiavellianism refers to a cynical and manipulative approach to interpersonal relationships that embraces “moral flexibility” for personal gain. People high in Machiavellian traits, or […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

Should There Be a War Crime Pardon Exception?

4 December 2019by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Dan Maurer Lawfare In May 2019, President Trump pardoned former 1st Lt. Michael Behenna for crimes committed while deployed in Iraq. Behenna, who had served less than five years in prison […]

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LAW, NATIONAL SECURITY

How Federal Disaster Money Favors The Rich

6 March 2019by TheThresh.com 1 Comment

By Rebecca Hersher & Robert Benincasa NPR If they had known, they never would have bought the house on Bayou Glen Road. Sure, it was a beautiful lot, tucked in […]

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LAW

The Economics of Russian Aggression

22 October 2017by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Shane Hasbrouck Small Wars Journal In the early 1800’s Carl von Clausewitz, the father of modern military theory, wrote, “War is the continuation of politics by other means.”  Simply […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

Losing the South China Sea

1 August 2017by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Bill Hayton Foreign Policy Vietnam’s history is full of heroic tales of resistance to China. But this month Hanoi bent the knee to Beijing, humiliated in a contest over […]

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INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, NATIONAL SECURITY

A Placebo President?

14 April 2017by TheThresh.com Leave a comment

By Tyler Cowen The American Interest When I ponder why the American electorate turned to such an unorthodox President as Donald Trump, I think first of the idea of control. […]

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