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I Love the U.N., but It Is Failing

Posted March 18th, 2016 at 1:50 pm (UTC-4)
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If you locked a team of evil geniuses in a laboratory, they could not design a bureaucracy so maddeningly complex, requiring so much effort but in the end incapable of delivering the intended result. The system is a black hole into which disappear countless tax dollars and human aspirations, never to be seen again.

Why Brexit is Unpatriotic

Posted February 22nd, 2016 at 2:55 pm (UTC-4)
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Though their leaders certainly have work to do – for example, building more efficient and credible institutions – the EU remains a source of inspiration for others, from the refugees fleeing war and misery to the Chinese, who have constructed European-style cities.