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REPRISE: Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.

Originally Posted By: The Observer January 18, 2016 Today is Martin Luther King day in the United States, a national holiday. It is a good…

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REPRISE: “A time to break silence”: Dr. King on the Vietnam war, and President Carter on America’s human rights violations

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REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

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Crumbling world order: Power politics and international law—the way forward

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REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

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REPRISE: Veterans’ Day, 2011: “Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?”

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Smart drones, the goal of peace, and the future of mankind

In an Op-Ed piece by Bill Keller published in the New York Times on March 16, 2013, Keller describes the high probability that “smart drones”…