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Weekend Interview: Kate Bailey Calls Recycling a Key Jobs Creator
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Americans hear constant reminders to separate bottles and cans, yet many still question what happens next and whether it matters.

Weekend Interview: Nick Eftimiades Says China’s Whole-Of-Society Espionage Demands U.S. Strategy
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According to authorities, Chinese espionage in the West is rooted in virtually every aspect of its relations with Western nations.

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Weekend Interview: Diyana Gabyak Urges Christians to Lead the Support for Ukraine
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Ukrainians are wondering whether the U.S. will allow them to take more offensive action against Russia to force Moscow to the negotiating table.


Weekend Interview: Tom Switzer on How Australia Navigates Between Washington and Beijing
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Nations in the Indo-Pacific are facing sharper competition with China, causing them to increase defense budgets and weigh trade opportunities against their own security.


Weekend Interview: Tirzah Duren Believes Consumer Choice Beats Top-Down Policy
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An approach to manage “big tech,” food labels and even rising prices is to assume imposing new government rules works best.


Weekend Interview: John Lenczowksi Says Truth Can Defeat Putin’s War
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Russia’s continued assault on Ukraine is testing the Trump Administration’s strategy of providing defensive support to Ukraine without allowing the country to go on the offense.



Weekend Interview: Lyle Burgoon on Fixing the Flaws in America’s Science Policy
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Some of the policy debates over chemicals and food additives focus on what should count as “real” science and how policy should change as evidence improves.


Weekend Interview: Bob McEwen on Ukraine, Deterrence, and American Leadership
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From high-level meetings at the United Nations to efforts to return abducted children, Ukraine’s future continues to test the West’s resolve.


Weekend Interview: Shanker Singham on Beating Trade Distortions to Unlock Growth
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Global trade debates have risen over stalled multilateral talks and rising domestic barriers that tilt markets.



Weekend Interview: Chad Connelly is Impressed with Ukraine’s Resolve and Explains Why America Should Care
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Russia’s missiles against Ukrainian cities continue despite Kyiv pressing for better air defenses and wider Western support.


Weekend Interview: Joseph Cella on a China Wake-Up Call in Michigan
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Michigan is at the center of a debate over how the United States should counter China’s reach into U.S. research labs, farmlands, and sea lanes.


Weekend Interview: Liz Truss Wants to Address the Causes and Consequences of Free Speech Erosion
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Western democracies are debating censorship and the proper limits of government power.


Weekend Interview: Gregory Slayton on Exposing Lies and Supporting Ukraine
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In Russia’s war on Ukrain, missile strikes level schools and hospitals while Europe and the United States weigh aid, sanctions, and the path to peace.


Weekend Interview: Andrew Phelan on Why the Old China Model Is Over
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Western governments reassess decades of engagement with China as supply chains shift, tariffs rise, and strategic rivalry hardens.


Weekend Interview: Ike Brannon on Making Regulation Honest and Accountable
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Congress debates the purpose and promise of regulations, but rarely debates how to manage the cost of new rules.


Weekend Interview: Maryna Hrytsenko on Turning Ukraine’s Battlefields into Strategic Partnerships
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Ukraine’s survival against Russian invasion has depended on innovation and strategy.


​​Weekend Interview: Peter Mattis on the CCP and Taiwan’s Survival
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Understanding the motivations and methods of the Chinese Communist Party has become a priority for policymakers.


Weekend Interview: Adrian Moore on Smarter Approaches to Regulation
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In the Trump era, more policymakers are looking for ways to cut back outdated rules, using data and new technology to reconsider mandates.