December 15, 2018

After yesterday marked the sixth anniversary of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, John Hudak discusses how the tragic event did and did not change the course of American gun politics, as well as what to expect on the issue in the new Congress and the 2020 presidential race.

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At the beginning of 2019, it is likely that fewer than 50 million people will be living in extreme poverty—the lowest level in human history. Despite this progress, Homi Kharas, Kristofer Hamel, and Martin Hofer show how stagnant rates of poverty reduction in Africa, in particular, threaten the world’s overall goal of eliminating extreme poverty by 2030. 

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Two Senate votes on Thursday rebuking President Trump’s policies toward Saudi Arabia are the latest indications of a loud, public break in Republican consensus on the Kingdom. Elizabeth Saunders explains how the president could have handled these events differently and why his actions will be costly for his own foreign policy.

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An absolutely stunning New York Times investigation exposing the granular personal details companies consistently have access to. There are obvious and serious national security dangers. (@apolyakova)

Excellent piece by Kristin Ven Bruusgaard on Russia nuclear doctrine and why new low-yield U.S. nuclear weapons won't do what advocates say they will. (@steven_pifer)

Vox read all existing “Medicare for All” plans and did a useful piece defining and comparing them. (@davidmwessel)