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STATES

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 9, 2015
Obama completes 50-state sweep with visit to South Dakota
President Barack Obama crossed the last state off his presidential bucket list on Friday with a stop in South Dakota, the last of the 50 united states he has visited since taking office in 2009.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015
A new blueprint for U.S.-China ties
In the coming decades, nothing will matter more for global peace, prosperity and governance than how the U.S. and China handle the ongoing shift in their relative power.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015
Americans understand free trade's dark side
The American people are intelligent and grown-up enough to hear the basic case against free trade, as well as the case in favor.
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2015
What not to do after the Baltimore riots
To help avoid future riots, U.S. authorities could start by training cops not to automatically treat people in such predominantly black neighborhoods as criminals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2015
Obama's absurd response to Baltimore's riots
U.S. President Barack Obama's comments on the riots in Baltimore are not only partisan — they're absurd.
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Apr 29, 2015
Anti-abolitionist sentiments are alive and well
Why haven't black civil rights leaders demanded that the American national anthem be changed?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 28, 2015
How far is Japan willing to go to back the United States?
What was once America's most stable relationship in Asia is moving into the category of 'it's complicated.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2015
Proof the U.S. is rotten to the core
Still think the United States is governed by decent people? Think again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2015
A shift in U.K. foreign policy?
The British election in May could produce dramatic outcomes in trans-Atlantic and trans-channel relations.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2015
A war of values with Russia
The current conflict between Russia and the West — centered on the crisis in Ukraine — is, at its core, a clash of values.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2015
America, not Iran, threatens Mideast stability
The Middle East would be better of without Iranian meddling in other nations' affairs, but promiscuous U.S. military action in the region is an even bigger problem.
EDITORIALS
Apr 19, 2015
The Obama doctrine emerges
A resurgent Barack Obama is defying the conventional wisdom that holds the power and influence of the U.S. president begins to diminish almost from the date of his second inauguration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2015
Putin bests Obama in Iran
Russian President Vladimir Putin is building on a tactical advantage he has over the U.S. in talks with Iran: He can be the first to begin rapprochement with Iran's leaders, without worrying too much about its compliance with any nuclear deal's requirements.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2015
Have we seen the end of the U.S. tax revolt?
With only 1 percent of Americans rating taxes as the nation's top problem, it appears that the U.S. tax revolt is all but over.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2015
U.S. should choose allies that benefit America
Since most of Washington's military pacts endanger the U.S., America should be dropping, not adding, allies.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2015
Time for the U.S. to militarily disengage from Northeast Asia
North Korea is Northeast Asia's biggest security problem, but it is not — or at least should not be — America's security problem.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2015
Obstacles and opportunities in the Lausanne agreement
The framework agreement reached last week on Iran's nuclear program points the way toward an isolated and disempowered U.S. depending on the choices it makes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2015
When everything is a crime in the United States
The U.S. has a criminal justice system with too many opportunities for generating defendants, too few inhibitions on prosecutors, and ongoing corrosion of the rule and morality of law.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2015
Rand Paul can't change the Republican Party
Republicans have been the party of social conservatism, nationalism and free-markets, and that isn't going to change — no matter how well Rand Paul does next year.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2015
Iran's long-postponed rise is all but inevitable
Only a cataclysmic war will prevent Iran from fulfilling its long-postponed destiny as a major economic, political and scientific nation.

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