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John Hughes

John Hughes teaches journalism at Brigham Young University. He is a former editor and chief operating officer of the Deseret News, and a former editor of the Christian Science Monitor, which syndicates this column. His most recent book is "Islamic Extremism and the War of Ideas: Lessons from Indonesia," released by Stanford University's Hoover Institution Press.

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Recent Articles by John Hughes

Would Hillary decide to challenge Obama again?

Published: Friday, September 2, 2011 12:00 am MDT

This is a pretty dismal time for President Obama.

For Obama, Iran's nuclear ambitions a nightmare

Published: Friday, August 19, 2011 12:00 am MDT

What would be the mother-of-all-nightmares for Barack Obama before next year's presidential election? A nuclear-armed Iran.

U.S. a superpower in decline? That's up to us

Published: Friday, July 29, 2011 12:00 am MDT

Is America now the world's No. 2 in the superpower lineup?

Murdoch's troubles a wake-up call for journalists

Published: Friday, July 15, 2011 12:00 am MDT

The demise of Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid in Britain should be a wake-up call for journalism.

World is still dangerous, but warfare is changing

Published: Friday, July 1, 2011 12:00 am MDT

President Barack Obama's decision on a troop pullout from Afghanistan must be viewed against a changing background of circumstances related to U.S. security.

Stay tuned, GOP hopefuls' parade has just begun

Published: Friday, June 17, 2011 12:00 am MDT

Voters are feeling a little better about President Obama after his neutralization of Osama bin Laden. But if the unemployment figures are not significantly less by this time next year, Republicans think they ha...

Cuba talks reform talk, walks old communist walk

Published: Friday, June 3, 2011 12:00 am MDT

When Fidel Castro first seized power more than 50 years ago, he got rid of Cuba's golf courses. Now tip-toeing toward some modest reforms, the government is giving preliminary approval for four luxury golf reso...

Don't write off Pakistan

Published: Friday, May 20, 2011 12:00 am MDT

What should the U.S. do about the strategically important nation of Pakistan?

Maybe William and Kate will return luster to the tarnished crown

Published: Friday, May 6, 2011 12:00 am MDT

Years ago, Britain's King George VI — now immortalized in an award-winning movie for mastering his nervous stammer — was on a royal visit to South Africa with his family. The royal railway carriage,...

Will the real Barack Obama please stand up?

Published: Friday, April 22, 2011 12:00 am MDT

The Trump-for-president campaigners are obsessed with whether President Obama was actually born in the United States.

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