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Si vis pactum, para bellum: Trump’s war-first path to a deal

The Romans advised that to secure peace, you must prepare for war. The preparation was the point: weapons kept ready so they need not be used, readiness standing in for the fight. Their word for peace, pax, came from pacisci — to strike a bargain. Peace was a pactum, a deal, before it was anything […]

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New online database tracks pro-Israel political donations in the United States

A searchable record of pro-Israel political money drawn primarily from US Federal Election Commission filings and public disclosures. It lists 11,168 donors, tracks funding linked to 523 members of Congress, details spending against 49 candidates targeted for defeat, etc

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