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• The Mirage of Political Islam

  By konigludwig on June 4, 2014 • ( 17 )

  

  By MUSTAPHA TLILI in The New York Times “You must maintain your power through consent, not coercion; you must respect the rights of minorities, and participate with a spirit of tolerance and compromise; you must place the interests of your… Read More ›

• Obama’s Global Warming Rule Leaks Early

  By konigludwig on June 2, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  The Environmental Protection Agency will debut draft regulations on Monday to cut carbon emissions from power plants 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030, according to multiple sources briefed on the proposal. The Wall Street Journal first reported details of… Read More ›

• The Tragic Death of a German Exchange Student

  By konigludwig on May 29, 2014 • ( 0 )

  

  Diren D., a German high school student from Hamburg, wanted to get a taste of American freedom during an exchange year abroad. Instead, he ended up dead. Are American gun laws to blame? Diren D. was always the first to… Read More ›

• U.S. Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods

  By konigludwig on May 7, 2014 • ( 10 )

  

  The effects of human-induced climate change are being felt in every corner of the United States, scientists reported Tuesday, with water growing scarcer in dry regions, torrential rains increasing in wet regions, heat waves becoming more common and more severe,… Read More ›