By the time you read these words, the presidential primary race will be well underway with both the Iowa caucuses (Feb. 3) and the New Hampshire primary election (Feb. 11) likely decided. There’s also the strong possibility of another conflagration in the Middle East, or at a minimum, rising tensions in that part of the world. And as this issue went to press, an impeachment trial for President Donald Trump was starting in the U.S. Senate.

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