This week, Critical State, our weekly foreign policy newsletter, takes a deep dive into new research on what to expect as norms about foreign policy continuity in the US continue to erode.
Jess Bravin has followed military commissions closely since 2001. His new book, “The Terror Courts,” is a riveting account of the formation of the commissions and how they have been troubled from the beginning over questions about detainee abuse.
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A Place Called Hope rehab center in Connecticut gives a hoot about owls and raptors. We hear from a pair of Great Horned Owls.
Latinos could be a force at the polls. There’s one problem though: Many don’t vote. That’s partially because many are eligible to become citizens, but aren’t bothering with the citizenship process.
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Rich sounds from Blue Mountains National Park in Australia.