The Draft
COMMENTARY
Somewhere around here, probably within 25 miles of the shop where this pink paper was put together, a 37-yearold woman with a swollen breast, three children and a recent divorce has just learned she's going to die. She holds a steady job, but one she never complained about when the boss stopped providing health insurance, because she couldn't afford to lose it. Full Story
A masterstroke of weakness
If diplomatic pusillanimity was the aim, President Barack Obama's decision to abandon our current missile-defense plans in Eastern Europe must be regarded as a masterstroke. With just one announcement, the Obama administration undercut two loyal allies, rewarded Russian bullying and diminished our ability to counter an emerging Iranian threat. Full Story
A world of challenges
GUEST OPINION
The 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly got under way this week, with President Barack Obama addressing the body for the first time with a speech structured around "four pillars ... Full Story
MOMENTS IN TIME
. On Sept. 2, 1666, in the early morning hours, the Great Fire of London breaks out in the house of King Charles II's baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. The fire spread to engulf 13,000 houses, nearly 90 churches and scores of public buildings. Miraculously, only 16 people were known to have died. Full Story
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