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Real Clear Politics 

Memos Unmask Longtime Terror Ties of Syria's New Regime

The Hayat Tahrir al-Sham outfit has carried out killings, kidnappings and terror attacks and has prior ties to ISIS and al-Qaeda, leading to a U.S. designation of a foreign terrorist organization, records show.

Techdirt 

Italy’s Piracy Shield Moving From Digital Farce To National Tragedy

Walled Culture has been following the sorry saga of Italy’s automated blocking system Piracy Shield for a year now. Blocklists are drawn up by copyright companies, without any review, or the possibility of any objections, and those blocks must be enforced within 30 minutes. Needless to say, such a ham-fisted and biased approach to copyright infringement is […]

Los Angeles Times (latimes.com) 

Times investigation: Shocking murders, lingering doubts in a California mountain town

A shocking series of murders stunned the rural California mountain town of Placerville in the 1980s. Authorities were under intense pressure to solve the cases, and for a while it seemed they did. But Times reporters Anita Chabria and Jessica Garrison spent more than a year reexamining the crimes and found troubling questions about both justice and the justice system.

Real Clear Politics 

Trump, Peacemaker?

The once and future president can effect an epochal change in American foreign policy.

Real Clear Politics 

The Fake Panama Canal Threat Only Hurts America

Would Donald Trump Really Take the Panama Canal? Not Exactly. Incoming President Donald Trump frequently threatened smaller countries and US allies during his first presidential term. This is one of his most unfortunate strategic behaviors. Basic intuition suggests that allies and partners help states project power, fend off challenges, and, if necessary, win wars. Both [...]