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August 26, 2025

[China and Pakistan bolster Taliban business links]
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CHINA AND PAKISTAN BOLSTER TALIBAN BUSINESS LINKS
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Leaders from Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan assembled in Kabul last
week to discuss economic cooperation through the trillion-dollar Belt
and Road Initiative and the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic
Corridor. Some are worried that increased connections between China
and the Taliban may lead Beijing to recognize the Taliban’s de facto
government. Russia became the first country to recognize […]

[Trump’s flag desecration order would make Europe proud]
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TRUMP’S FLAG DESECRATION ORDER WOULD MAKE EUROPE PROUD
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In his inaugural address on Jan. 20, President Donald Trump explained
that “after years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal
efforts to restrict free expression, I also will sign an executive
order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back
free speech to America.” Trump’s Monday executive order calling
for prosecutions of those […]

[Surprise! California high-speed rail gets more bad news]
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SURPRISE! CALIFORNIA HIGH-SPEED RAIL GETS MORE BAD NEWS
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The California High-Speed Rail Authority issued a project update for
the first time in two years. It’s hard to believe, but the update
was more bad news for California‘s biggest boondoggle. The
project’s focus has been the Merced-Bakersfield line, which has, of
course, ballooned in costs and had its deadline pushed back years. The
Central Valley section of the line now […]

[Trump’s utterly incoherent Ukraine strategy]
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TRUMP’S UTTERLY INCOHERENT UKRAINE STRATEGY
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President Donald Trump’s Ukraine policy is no more coherent today
than it was last Friday when his administration executed search
warrants against my home and office. Collapsing in confusion, haste,
and the absence of any discernible meeting of the minds among Ukraine,
Russia, several European countries, and America, Trump’s
negotiations may be in their last throes, […]

[False genocide charges don’t help Palestinians]
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FALSE GENOCIDE CHARGES DON’T HELP PALESTINIANS
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Just under 25 years ago, while spending the year teaching in Iraqi
Kurdistan, I was at a café with some Swedish NGO workers. Both BBC
and Al Jazeera were on television showing much the same footage:
Israeli tanks had encroached several dozen meters into Gaza.
Commentators hyperventilated about Israeli intentions and demanded UN
Security Council […]

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[Gavin Newsom is the likely Democratic presidential nominee]
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GAVIN NEWSOM IS THE LIKELY DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
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In Focus delivers deeper coverage of the political, cultural, and
ideological issues shaping America. Published daily by senior writers
and experts, these in-depth pieces go beyond the headlines to give
readers the full picture. You can find our full list of In Focus
pieces here. It should not be lost amid the bizarre social media
posts, Gavin […]

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