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Heather Horn

Heather Horn

Heather Horn is a writer based in Chicago. She is a former features editor and staff writer for The Atlantic Wire, and was previously a research assistant at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Beating History: Why Today's Rising Powers Can't Copy the West

Beating History: Why Today's Rising Powers Can't Copy the West

If BRICs want to grow as rich as today's powers, they'll have to find a new model, because the Industrial Revolution could only happen once.… More »

French Moms: We're Not as 'Superior' at Parenting as You Americans Think

French Moms: We're Not as 'Superior' at Parenting as You Americans Think

A new book by an American raising her kids in Paris is being met with skepticism, and some charges of stereotyping, by the actual French mothers it so highly praises.… More »

Why France Might Copy America's New Deal, in a Very French Way

Why France Might Copy America's New Deal, in a Very French Way

Presidential candidate François Hollande wants to channel Franklin Roosevelt, with a twist.… More »

It's the Queen's 60th Anniversary: Why Is Britain Still a Monarchy?

It's the Queen's 60th Anniversary: Why Is Britain Still a Monarchy?

The British royal family is an expensive anachronism and little more.… More »

How Historians Can Rewrite the Future

How Historians Can Rewrite the Future

When the noted and controversial scholar Tony Judt fell fatally ill,Yale professor Timothy Snyder stepped forward to write one last book with him. Here, Snyder recalls the collaboration and the legacy Judt left behind.… More »

Why Defense Cuts Could Hurt

Why Defense Cuts Could Hurt

The money the military spends on R&D today impacts the defense capabilities of the country decades from now.… More »

French Breast-Implant Disaster: How Do Europeans See Cosmetic Surgery?

French Breast-Implant Disaster: How Do Europeans See Cosmetic Surgery?

The controversy reveals that we wrongly assume, with dangerous implications for public health, that women who get breast implants must be rich.… More »

An MIT Physicist Makes God the Main Character of His Novel

An MIT Physicist Makes God the Main Character of His Novel

A conversation with Alan Lightman about his new book, "Mr. g"… More »

France's Lesson for the U.S.: Don't Let Election Politics Ruin Foreign Policy

France's Lesson for the U.S.: Don't Let Election Politics Ruin Foreign Policy

What America can learn from a reprehensible French bill that would criminalize denying the Armenian genocide… More »

Why Europe Should Be Glad its U.S. Troops Are Leaving

Why Europe Should Be Glad its U.S. Troops Are Leaving

The continent's long-held American presence is being scaled back, but that might be an opportunity for the European Union to take more of a leadership role.… More »

Germany's Outdated, Wrongheaded Ban on Nazi Books Like 'Mein Kampf'

Germany's Outdated, Wrongheaded Ban on Nazi Books Like 'Mein Kampf'

Letting people read and dismiss Hitler freely would do more to combat fascism than the de facto prohibition on Nazi literature… More »

Why Are England and Scotland Weighing a Breakup?

Why Are England and Scotland Weighing a Breakup?

To understand the Scottish secession movement, just look at the problems in the European Union… More »

Believe It or Not, Europeans Like Mitt Romney

Believe It or Not, Europeans Like Mitt Romney

The normally Republican-phobic continent is taking a surprising shine to the lead GOP candidate, which it sees as a champion against the fringe… More »

The Annals of Christmas Diplomacy

The Annals of Christmas Diplomacy

How the winter holiday has guided international events, for better and for worse… More »

The Classical Holiday Music You Should Be Hearing at CVS

The Classical Holiday Music You Should Be Hearing at CVS

Instead of listening to shopping-mall versions of 'The Sugar Plum Fairy,' revisit the original, as well as these other, fantastic holiday classical works… More »

Google's Controversial—and Growing—Role in French Politics

Google's Controversial—and Growing—Role in French Politics

The American tech giant is unpopular in France, so why is Sarkozy, who faces poor prospects for reelection, suddenly courting them?… More »

Is Capitalism Fighting Back Against the European Union?

Is Capitalism Fighting Back Against the European Union?

What Karl Marx might say about UK Prime Minister David Cameron's veto of a euro-saving treaty: capitalism made him do it… More »

DSK and the ZeroMacho Men: France's Sweeping Prostitution Debate

DSK and the ZeroMacho Men: France's Sweeping Prostitution Debate

A very public argument over a proposed law between a male feminist group and prostitutes' unions is raising issues of gender, law, and desire… More »

Has Europe Reached its Articles of Confederation Moment?

Has Europe Reached its Articles of Confederation Moment?

America under the Articles of Confederation was a mess, not unlike Europe today. Could it lead to a stronger European Union?… More »

As Euro Crisis Worsens, Global Climate Efforts Lose Biggest Leader

As Euro Crisis Worsens, Global Climate Efforts Lose Biggest Leader

Unfortunately, climate policy really is a matter of money, and Europe doesn't have any to spare right now… More »

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