Happy to be here.....I've survived my first winter back in Chicago after 15 years in the tropics, and am ever grateful spring is in sight!! Looking forward to a trip here.

Down With Tyranny: More On The Nature Of Conservatism And Herr Trumpf

Economic Policy Institute: Trans-Pacific Partnership, currency manipulation, trade, and jobs

The Hill: Europeans Anxious About a Trump Presidency

VOA: NATO Command Changes in Afghanistan

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