Sending Toby Keith to Saudi Arabia Is a Genius Move (The National Interest)
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This is a side of America that foreign audiences don’t usually get to see.
Read MoreThis year's Eurovision Song Contest was a microcosm of regional dynamics.
Read MoreMeet the evangelicals who support the GOP front-runner.
Read MoreA satirical op-ed about the merits of invading Disney's Agrabah.
Read MoreA series of tweets defending the musical Hamilton to the public.
Read MoreChris Hassaan Francke is annoyed that “F*ck ISIS Punch,” which comes with an optional bacon garnish, is his most famous invention.
Read MoreAmong the historical precedents set by Thursday’s announcement of a tentative basis for a nuclear deal with Iran, government-run television stations in the country broadcast President Barack Obama’s address from the White House in full.
Read MoreJason Hamacher has spent almost a decade on a project to preserve the sacred music of Syria’s embattled religious minorities, for which he credits lousy cell reception and an overactive imagination.
Read MoreI discuss the state of American paranoia for Fare Forward’s “Unfinished Business: 2015 in Preview.” Read on Fare Forward.
Read MoreEgyptians and foreigners alike criticized a crackdown on gays in a country where homosexuality is legal, following a raid on a public bathhouse in Cairo.
Read MoreHeader photo: inscription in the Alhambra, Spain. Taken by me; all rights reserved.
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