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You must register to post comments on New America blogs. We have instituted this requirement to minimize the "comment spam" that is submitted in bulk when comments are open to all. That, in turn, allows us to ensure that real comments are approved and posted to the site as quickly as possible.

Your email address will not appear on your comments, and we will not share your address with any outside organizations or use this registration to contact you about unrelated matters.

Also, please note that your username is simply an online "handle" for your comments. While you are free to use your actual name, in full or in part, it is in no way required.

If you have any questions or concerns about our comment registration requirement, please let us know.

Your preferred username; punctuation is not allowed except for periods, hyphens, and underscores.
A valid e-mail address. All e-mails from the system will be sent to this address. The e-mail address is not made public and will only be used if you wish to receive a new password or wish to receive certain news or notifications by e-mail.
Provide a password for the new account in both fields.
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This question is for weeding out automated spam submissions.