Joel Mathis, The Week US

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Which is kinder? A firing squad or the electric chair?

opinion There's no good way to kill a prisoner. That won't stop South Carolina.

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  The magic of watching Tiger Woods play the Masters

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  By Joel Mathis Published 8 April 22

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  Russia's war crimes were inevitable

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  By Joel Mathis Published 7 April 22

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  The button Twitter actually needs

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  By Joel Mathis Published 6 April 22

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  Why the U.S. can't lead on punishing Russia's war crimes

  opinion America has spent 20 years undermining the International Criminal Court

  By Joel Mathis Published 4 April 22

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  America can't afford to be careless in the war of words against Russia

  opinion Communicating with Russia is already difficult. The president made it worse.

  By Joel Mathis Published 28 March 22

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  Can the Korean War point the way out of the killing in Ukraine?

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  By Joel Mathis Published 23 March 22

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  Putin's invasion is hastening Russia's decline. Let's heed the warning.

  opinion What the U.S. can learn from the war

  By Joel Mathis Published 21 March 22

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  Poor sleep has huge costs for the workplace. But that isn't why we should care.

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  By Joel Mathis Published 18 March 22

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  A new COVID wave might be coming. Somehow we're not prepared.

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  By Joel Mathis Published 17 March 22

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  In Ukraine, when does more aid become too much?

  opinion The U.S. is helping Ukraine. Can we do more without starting World War III?

  By Joel Mathis Published 14 March 22

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  The price China won't pay for Russia's war

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  By Joel Mathis Published 10 March 22

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  A no-fly zone is a bad idea that just won't go away

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  By Joel Mathis Published 8 March 22

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  Thank God Donald Trump isn't president right now

  opinion He's an unpredictable hothead in a situation crying out for wisdom and diplomacy

  By Joel Mathis Published 7 March 22

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  Could war in Ukraine be a deathblow for nuclear power?

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  By Joel Mathis Published 4 March 22

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  Ordinary Russians pay a high price for protesting Putin

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  By Joel Mathis Published 2 March 22

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  Change comes to Europe. It'll be decades before we understand what it means.

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  By Joel Mathis Published 1 March 22

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  Global warming waits for nothing, not even war

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  By Joel Mathis Published 28 February 22

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  Putin just dramatically raised the stakes. What should the U.S. do?

  opinion Escalating is easy. Prudence is difficult.

  By Joel Mathis Published 28 February 22

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  The Day After, all over again

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  By Joel Mathis Published 25 February 22

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  War comes to Ukraine

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  By Joel Mathis Published 24 February 22

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  The Joe Rogan controversy is actually about the freedom of association

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  By Joel Mathis Published 3 February 22

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  Jeff Zucker, the Cuomos, and the #MeToo domino theory

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  By Joel Mathis Published 2 February 22

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  Why the Pentagon can't put an end to civilian deaths

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  By Joel Mathis Published 28 January 22

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  Neil Young is gone from Spotify. Buy his CDs instead.

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  By Joel Mathis Published 27 January 22

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