Latest articles by Michael Brendan Dougherty
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Turkey is now a huge liability for NATO — and America
opinion It's time for an amicable divorce
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The weird kabuki of Democrats and Republicans lying about the Middle East
opinion It's time to talk about how absurdly dishonest both parties are being about American foreign policy
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The dark pessimism of American Christians
opinion It's driven by the inquisitorial zeal of secular progressives
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Everyone needs to stop freaking out about Brexit
opinion It does not signal the crackup of the U.K., the resumption of World War II hostilities, or President Donald Trump. Breathe.
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Why is America backing Saudi Arabia's atrocious war in Yemen?
opinion With friends like Saudi Arabia...
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Why Britain should leave the EU
opinion Instead of the EU frightening Britain about the consequences of Thursday's vote, the British people should make the EU know the consequences of its kludgy, overweening, snotty, and undemocratic form of government
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Forgive Pope Francis for his sins against reason
opinion This is one fallible pope
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The injustice and impossibility of asking immigrants to save the Western welfare state
opinion Western nations expect immigrants to save their economies and sky-high standards of living. It won't work.
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How David Cameron unwittingly disproved himself on the Brexit
opinion If the U.K. were the vulnerable weakling that David Cameron makes it out to be, it would actually be clamoring to join the euro
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Obama's odious war in Yemen
opinion Now that U.S. boots are on the ground in Yemen, can we please debate our involvement in this war?
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The cowardice and hubris of Pope Francis
opinion For a man showing such great audacity before God, Francis certainly isn't bold before men
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How America has waged an eternal war in the Middle East
opinion What if the last four decades of American involvement in the Middle East wasn't a host of numerous and distinct conflicts, but one long, giant war?
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What drives baseball's culture wars?
opinion It turns out the white vs. Latino debate isn't so neatly divided
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The 7 most interesting storylines of baseball's Opening Day
The Explainer From the Cubs' pitching to baseball's broadcast bubble...
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How terrorism is deforming the face of Europe
opinion Does Europe even recognize itself anymore?
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How Angela Merkel solved one European crisis by promising another
opinion The EU's deal with Turkey is a disaster-in-waiting
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Even if you're ready to burn the world down, don't support Donald Trump
opinion A Trump presidency would look a lot like his career so far: a lot of big announcements, but few real accomplishments
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Burn Kim Davis!
opinion How the Supreme Court co-opted religion to martyr a Kentucky county clerk
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This is how the suburbs die
The Explainer Not with a bang, but a corporate lease
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How immigration is disrupting the nation state
opinion What happens when the huddled masses can Skype home?
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The morally repugnant response to the Cologne sexual assault gang
opinion Does Germany's leadership class secretly want to destroy the European Union? Because that's what they're doing.
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The Oregon occupiers have a point
opinion Land use law might not be worthy of armed insurrection, but it really is a problem
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Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Man of the Year 2015
opinion He is the unwelcome reminder that even people who know the Western way of life intimately are capable of despising it
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'Fairytale of New York': How a soused Irish punk band created the greatest Christmas song of all time
The Explainer It's not just a fun song, it's a salve to the soul
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