As his army retreats, Putin weaponizes food. Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Congo — Putin’s war will kill in these hard corners.

The ultimate lesson of the Cuban Missile Crisis in the present day is not to appease rogue countries or compromise on national security; Kennedy stood firm in the face of the Soviet threat. But, as we think of a future beyond the war in Ukraine, we will have to seek out opportunities for a stable, enduring peace. This will require taking risks and daring to dialogue despite seemingly unsurmountable differences, all in the interest of “our most basic common link.”

The housing crunch is not going away without bold action. Current production will not meet the need. More people are moving to Maine than we are building. More than 16,300 people moved to Maine last year, and only 6,800 building permits were awarded. Four out of five of those permits were only for single-family homes.

Russia has many reasons to regret its savage war on Ukraine, but a very lasting one will be how it supercharged Europe’s plans to end its dependence on that country’s oil and gas.

Brazil, and much of the rest of Latin America, is flirting with economic, social and political disaster by embracing left-wing populism. North Americans would do well to take note and vote accordingly and intelligently.

Ultimately, you see, this is not an election about inflation, crime or even abortion. It’s an election about the future. And whether America is going to have one.