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Defending Dollar Supremacy May Be Next Phase of US–China Trade War
As the world’s reserve currency and primary medium for financial transactions, the U.S. dollar is the linchpin of the U.S.-led global order.
How Things Stand 6 Months After Palisades Fire
Pacific Palisades residents see a long road ahead half a year after the Los Angeles fires that damaged or destroyed more than 18,000 homes.
26 Years of Persecution: Surviving, Escaping, and Remembering CCP’s Attacks on Falun Gong
‘When it comes to Falun Gong, the CCP follows no laws. They arrest people and send them to prison at will,’ says woman who escaped China
From Hopeless to ‘A Beacon of Hope’: The Story of a Drug Addict’s Faith-Inspired Recovery
Candice Mueller had fought substance abuse for more than two decades when she spent 105 days in jail, altering her life’s path.
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Progress over Perfection: How Lowering the Bar Gets Results
Perfectionism can hold us back from doing the things we want to do.

Progress over Perfection: How Lowering the Bar Gets Results
Perfectionism can hold us back from doing the things we want to do.

‘Monsieur Lazhar’: Healing, Without the Lesson Plan
A new teacher enters a classroom after a tragedy and offers a steady presence.

‘Commune’: The Prototypical 1960s Hippie Free-for-All
Ironically, only within the framework of American freedom could there be experimentation with communal living, ultimately intended to remove freedom altogether.

Haiku: The People’s Poem
In an interview, Thomas Rimer, who will be a judge in the Society of Classical Poets 2025 Haiku Competition, talks about the history and beauty of the haiku.

‘Free: My Search for Meaning’: A Memoir of Growth
Amanda Knox suffered years in an Italian prison. She gives her side of the story in this moving account.

‘Monsieur Lazhar’: Healing, Without the Lesson Plan
A new teacher enters a classroom after a tragedy and offers a steady presence.

Make Italian Pasta With a Pro When You Knead to Get Over This Phobia
There are 600 pasta shapes in Italy but the basics aren’t difficult to make.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Driving ‘British’ and ‘Irish’
Driving in the British Isles is wonderful—once you remember to stay on the left and after you’ve mastered the roundabouts.
Trinity Alps a Wilderness Wonderland for Hikers, Campers in Northern California
Trinity Alps offers a tremendously diverse landscape that’s often broken into three regions.
See a Slice of France Along Its Canals
Gliding through the Loire region on a slow-moving luxury barge is a perfect way to combine fine food and wines.
Rick Steves’ Europe: Driving ‘British’ and ‘Irish’
Driving in the British Isles is wonderful—once you remember to stay on the left and after you’ve mastered the roundabouts.