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The Military Should Rely More on Reserve Forces

By David Small | 5.23.13

This week, The Army Times reported on a controversial draft report from the Department of Defense to Congress on why reserve and guard forces are less expensive than the regular military. The report aims to solidify a foundation for discussion on the right balance between reserve, guard and regular units to meet national security needs [...]

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Washington Finally Finds Some Common Sense

By Rachel Kleinfeld | 5.22.13

The Texas Legislature is telling Congress it’s time to improve immigration. Both Republicans and Democrats, in the state House and Senate, from Brownsville to Houston, Fort Worth to San Antonio, have sponsored legislation supporting comprehensive immigration reform and urging Congress to pass national legislation introduced last month. Their bills are moving forward out of committee, [...]

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Can Nawaz Sharif Improve Media Freedom In Pakistan?

By Katherine Brown | 5.17.13

Less than 48 hours before Pakistan’s historic democratic elections on May 11 — which saw former Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif re-elected — Pakistani police gathered at the Islamabad home of New York Times correspondent Declan Walsh. They had Walsh sign for a letter from the Minister of Interior, which informed him that his visa had been canceled [...]

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Egypt: Deep Societal Divisions Show No Signs of Abating

By Gregory Aftandilian | 5.16.13

Nearly six months after President Morsi issued a decree exempting his decisions from judicial review- which touched off a political firestorm in Egypt- the country is still beset with political instability and policy drift. Although Morsi rescinded most of his controversial November 22 edict, it failed to mollify the opposition, which distrusts him and wants him removed [...]

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DW News: Chinese hackers are not limited to military institutions

By Truman Project Staff | 5.23.13

This Mandarin-language article, about the targets of Chinese cyber activities, features quotes given by Richard Bejtlich at the Center for National Policy’s recent cyber espionage event. Read the full article (Chinese) here. 

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Netroots Foundation: Five Secrets: The Proven Neuroscience Behind Persuading Voters

By Truman Project Staff | 5.23.13

Brandon Fureigh, Truman National Security Project Advocacy Director, talks about the importance of persuasion during election season. One of several clear victories I have had with not just my own family, but conservatives across the country was the work I did while serving as Advocacy Director for the Truman National Security Project. We designed a [...]

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Southeast Green: Jon Gensler – Passionate Warrior for Clean Energy

By Truman Project Staff | 5.22.13

Jon Gensler, a fellow at Truman National Security Project and co-leader of Truman’s Energy Experts group talks on clean energy in the military and Operation Free. Jon Gensler is a proud native of southern West Virginia, a passionate warrior for the development of a clean energy economy, and co-leader of Truman’s Energy Experts group.  His [...]

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Statesman.com: Kleinfeld: Washington finally finds some common sense

By Truman Project Staff | 5.21.13

Rachel Kleinfeld in Austin-America Statesman News about how to improve US Immigration policy and create more forward thinking and bipartisan legislation. America’s immigration system is a frayed patchwork of overregulation and incoherent policies. Polling this spring by the Small Business Majority found that 88 percent of small business owners believe the system is broken — [...]

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