'Dubai's rise represents a dramatic rewriting'

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The city skyline of Dubai is seen on Nov. 18, 2024.
The city skyline of Dubai is seen on Nov. 18, 2024
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'I went to Dubai, and caught a glimpse of the future'

Lydia Polgreen at The New York Times

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'When free speech champion Elon Musk threatens speech, we should take it seriously'

David Keating at USA Today

Elon Musk is "free to passionately decry what he views as sloppy journalism or unethical behavior by CBS News," but it's "different when the person urging jail for ideological opponents can be viewed as potentially having the power to trigger an investigation or prosecution," says David Keating. Musk has "highly influential access to the sitting president," and "as such, remarks like his could intimidate not just journalists but any critic." Musk "needs to choose his words more carefully."

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'Some teachers are underpaid'

Vivek Ramaswamy at The Wall Street Journal

The "failure of our education system puts at risk the survival of our country in a competitive global economy," and "policymakers in both parties deserve blame for this bleak reality," says Vivek Ramaswamy. Both political parties have "ignored a key underlying cause of the educational achievement crisis: Compensation for public school teachers rewards mediocrity over merit." The "solution is to tie teacher pay directly to students' learning outcomes, rather than seniority or credentials."

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'Street protests aren't enough to transform Serbia'

Aleks Eror at Foreign Policy

Serbian protesters' "current focus on state corruption has appealed to a broader cross-section of society — in part because it is a tangible issue and can't be dismissed as a bourgeois concern," says Aleks Eror. The "ruling party's usual methods — bullying its opponents into submission through smears and character assassinations carried out by tabloid media — aren't well suited to this situation." But "with time, the movement's lack of hierarchy could also end up being its fatal flaw."

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Justin Klawans, The Week US

Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film, television and other news. Justin has also freelanced for outlets including Collider and United Press International.