Trump’s border wall would become a lot more unpopular if he tried to build it; Beirut’s lessons for how not to rebuild a war-torn city; A presidential candidate can’t threaten to imprison his opponent if he wants to live in a democracy; Why some dictators are more likely to get nuclear weapons. 5 lessons from Iraq and Libya.;
 
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Is America more divided by race or class?
Social class divides Latinos much more than blacks.
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Trump’s border wall would become a lot more unpopular if he tried to build it
Wait until the government tries using eminent domain to take land from thousands of Americans for the wall.
 
Beirut’s lessons for how not to rebuild a war-torn city
Beirut’s post-civil war reconstruction is an example of what to avoid when working with war-torn Syrian cities.
 
A presidential candidate can’t threaten to imprison his opponent if he wants to live in a democracy
Threatening an opponent with imprisonment upon loss of an election is not just a threat against that particular individual; it is potentially a threat against democracy itself.
 
Why some dictators are more likely to get nuclear weapons. 5 lessons from Iraq and Libya.
The regimes of Gaddafi and Hussein shed light on why nuclear programs fail.
 
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