North Korea

A Foreign Policy Revelation

One thing I sometimes tell my history students is that generally when a country/kingdom has a conflict with another power, the citizens rally around their leader (at least over the short term).  That’s why sometimes in history leaders have started trouble.  If they are feeling the heat from their people, a little war here or […]

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Barack Obama 2.0

There were several reasons why people voted for Barack Obama last November.  These reasons include his charisma, his agenda, and the fact that he isn’t George W. Bush/John McCain/Hillary Clinton.  But our newest President is facing some pretty big tests at this point, and relying on the things that got him elected might not be

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