President Biden has pledged to reclaim and redefine America’s place in the world, and he seems to have three options before him, which could be characterized as “Go Big,” “Lie Low,” and “Steady the Ship.”
Going Big would mean energetically reasserting American global leadership. That jibes with Mr. Biden’s instincts, but he has so much to do at home that he may not have the bandwidth to “go big” internationally.
Why We Wrote This
President Biden would like to restore American global leadership. But with a plethora of domestic crises to resolve, how much effort will he want to expend on boosting U.S. influence abroad?
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About a week ago, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested in a UK Telegraph column that allowing hospitals to harvest organs from dead patients without their prior consent or their families post-mortem consent might be a good idea.
Mr. Brown s occasion for bringing up the topic was telling, and perhaps explains why Brown s proposal got very little coverage in the US:
This year will be the 60th anniversary of the National Health Service: a year to celebrate and thank all the staff who run our hospitals, clinics and GP practices; but also a year in which to renew the NHS for the 21st century, because I believe that only by renewal can we make the NHS even more relevant for future decades than it has been in the past.
The authorities have to do much more to secure our schools, writes Ayo Obe
Since the world was shocked by the massacre of school children at Columbine High School in 1999, the United States has seen a host of such school shootings. Some Americans think that the solution is to arm teachers so that should such an incident take place at their school, they will be able to shoot the attacker instead of cowering in cupboards. But others – Americans and a large proportion of people outside America – think that the solution is to restrict the availability of firearms (particularly assault and semi-automatic or automatic rifles) and to require background checks that oblige the would-be gun owner to prove their fitness to own such weapons, rather than waiting until they do something that justifies taking their weapons away or forbidding them to own any.
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Umahi accuses herders of complicity in Ebonyi attack, says youths at tipping point David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, says there are indications that herders are complicit in the recent attacks in the state.Advertisement About 15 people were killed during the attacks by gunmen.
Ebonyi attack: Osinbajo visits affected areas, says the dead will get justice Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has assured the people of Ebonyi that the federal government will ensure that they get justice over the recent killings in Ishielu LGA of the state.Advertisement At.
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