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A Conversation with Lee Kuan Yew By Fareed Zakaria More than economics, more than politics, a nation's culture will determine its fate. So says the man who built Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew. Lee is not optimistic that other nations can replicate East Asia's staggering growth. He is critical of the social breakdown that he sees in...

Weed World Lessons from Marijuana Legalization Around the Globe By John Collins In the blink of an eye, global debates about cannabis legalization have shifted from “whether” to “how.” In 2014, Uruguay became the first nation to explicitly regulate cannabis from seed to sale. Other countries around the world have started building their own systems. All...

Putin's White Guard Why Russia's Former Nobility Is Supporting the Kremlin By Gregory Feifer Last December, an emotional defense of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine began swirling around the Internet. Amid the volleys of opinion about Moscow’s actions, the provenance of this particular open letter stood out: its authors were descendants of some of the most powerful...

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China's Double-Digit Defense Growth What It Means for a Peaceful Rise By Richard A. Bitzinger The growth in China's military spending is outpacing the country's economic growth. Here's what this means for the country's peaceful rise.

Racial Inequality After Racism  How Institutions Hold Back African Americans By Fredrick C. Harris and Robert C. Lieberman What accounts for the continuity of racial inequality in a postracist America? The fact that an earlier era’s racism was built into the structure of various economic, social, and political institutions, so that even their race-neutral operations today produce imbalanced...