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The Diplomat

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On January 11, 2024
Folks, I need to apologize. The intersection of politics and pop culture is, I think we can generally agree, my beat on this blog, and in particular when it produces work that is head-scratching or ridiculous. But as I mentioned in my recent best TV...
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Election of the Day: Sint Maarten

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Thursday, the voters in Sint Maarten will elect a new Estates, their 15 member parliament. Since the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, Sint Maarten as been a semi-autonomous constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. A number of referenda on the political...
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Retirements Aplenty!

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On January 10, 2024
This is a good opening bid...  After 14 seasons, 10 playoff appearances and the franchise's lone Super Bowl championship, Pete Carroll is out as the Seattle Seahawks' coach. Team owner Jody Allen said in a statement Wednesday that the decision was made "after thoughtful meetings and...
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To the Finland Station

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On January 10, 2024
I'm front paging this very interesting comment from JEC: We are, I believe, in a crisis -- but it's not a social scientist's crisis. This one only the historians will be able to explain. If you look at the sort of things social scientists look...
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