Russia’s cyber interference in the U.S. election was wrong, but removing some diplomats and blocking access to some buildings in the U.S. is hardly punishment of Moscow’s behavior. Tail Wags the Dog Financial Times editor Lionel Barber wrote an opinion piece on “how 2016 changed democracy.” Meanwhile, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker lamented that, “Never before have I seen national governments so weakened by the forces of populism....” Barber and Juncker have it completely backwards – 2016 showed the strength of western democracy in that the will of the people could prevail, for better or worse, over the preferences of the elites. Reacting to the dictatorial rule from across the Atlantic, the drafters of the U.S. Constit...
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An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.
A pika (/ˈpaɪkə, ˈpiːkə/ PY-kə, PEE-kə[3][4]) is a small, mountain-dwelling mammal native to Asia and North America. With short limbs, a very round body, an even coat of fur, and no external tail, they resemble their close relative the rabbit, but with short, rounded ears.[5] The large-eared pi...
Lobelia (/loʊˈbiːliə, lə-/[4][5][6]) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae comprising 415 species,[7] with a subcosmopolitan distribution primarily in tropical to warm temperate regions of the world, a few species extending into cooler temperate regions.[8] They are known g...
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