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Manhattan Institute Issues Commentary to Wall Street Journal: Can Minnesota's Somalis Rise Above the Fraud Scandal?
NEW YORK, Dec. 4 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Dec. 2, 2025, to the Wall Street Journal:

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Can Minnesota's Somalis Rise Above the Fraud Scandal?

By Jason L. Riley

They are far from the first group of migrants to arrive in the U.S. carrying heavy cultural baggage.

When the little boy in Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes" blurts out that the emperor is naked, he says what people already knew. He says what his fellow townsfolk were thinking but were too afraid to utter themselves. Sometimes it can seem as though we're all living ... Show Full Article

Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary to Eurasia Daily Monitor: Russia Builds Coercive State Apparatus in Ukraine's Occupied Territories
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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Russia Builds Coercive State Apparatus in Ukraine's Occupied Territories

By Maksym Beznosiuk

Executive Summary:

* Since 2022, Russia has replicated its federal administrative architecture in the occupied territories of Ukraine, seeking full legal, economic, and political integration by January 2026.

* The Kremlin established courts, prosecutors' offices, security structures, tax and migration services, property registries, and social funds, all connected to federal ... Show Full Article

Jamestown Foundation Issues Commentary to Eurasia Daily Monitor: Europe-Ukraine Defense Industry Collaboration Expanding
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025, in its Eurasia Daily Monitor:

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Europe-Ukraine Defense Industry Collaboration Expanding

By Yuri Lapaiev

Executive Summary:

* The Ukrainian and European defense ecosystems are becoming more integrated through new funding channels for Ukraine, mutual technology and military strategy transfers, and joint production initiatives.

* European states are adopting Ukrainian-proven systems and tactics--such as counter-drone warfare, electronic warfare integration, and long-range strike methods--while ... Show Full Article

Hudson Institute Issues Commentary to Japan Forward: In Praise of Candor - Takaichi, Japan, and Taiwan
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025, to Japan Forward:

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In Praise of Candor: Takaichi, Japan, and Taiwan

By James J. Przystup

In China's Sights

Recently, Beijing's foreign policy leadership had appeared to be making an effort to send its Wolf Warrior diplomats back to their lairs-until Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke truth to power in her remarks to the Diet. She observed that China's use of force in a potential Taiwan contingency ... Show Full Article

Capital Research Center: Big Labor, Its Friends on the Right, a Late Pope, and a Spider-Man Villain Walk Into a Bar
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025:

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Big Labor, its friends on the right, a late pope, and a Spider-Man villain walk into a bar

An 1891 papal pronouncement is loved today by labor leaders and some right-leaning allies and politicians. But they wouldn't be so fond of it if they had read the whole thing.

By Michael Watson

I have been skeptical of the Hewlett Foundation's investments in right-of-center groups suspiciously interested in advancing historically left-of-center policy, at times wondering if these groups are simply ... Show Full Article

American Action Forum Issues Commentary: When Your 401(k) Allows Exotic Assets
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Dec. 3, 2025:

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When Your 401(k) Allows Exotic Assets

By Thomas Kingsley

Executive Summary

* President Trump issued an executive order that marks a decisive shift in retirement policy--directing regulators to ease restrictions on alternative assets in 401(k)s, potentially opening to everyday savers "exotic" assets including private equity, private credit, real estate, and digital-asset vehicles.

* This policy guidance could reshape both product design and capital flows, prompting asset managers to create ... Show Full Article

America First Policy Institute Participates in White House Education Compact Roundtable
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025:

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America First Policy Institute Participates in White House Education Compact Roundtable

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today participated in the White House Education Compact Roundtable, held in the historic Indian Treaty Room. The event brought together administration officials, national thought leaders, policy experts, and education advocates to spotlight key challenges facing America's higher education system and to strengthen support for the White House Education Compact.

The ... Show Full Article