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1. America loves to take sides in regional conflicts. In Yemen, we shouldn’t.
By Paul R. Pillar in the National Interest
By Kevin Robert Frost at CNN
By Al Gore and David Blood in the Guardian
4. How small-batch distilling could save family farms.
By Andrew Amelinckx in Modern Farmer
5. Can you fix city management with data? Mike Bloomberg is betting $42 million you can.
By Jim Tankersley at the Washington Post
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