Nearly two years after the Stuxnet worm was discovered destroying Iranian centrifuges, a New York Times (h/t Ars Technica) investigation has finally confirmed the worm’s origins: America and Israel. Although the revelation surprised no one, it marks the first official admission that the two countries were behind the attacks and reveals just how seriously the […]

For some time, many observers, including Via Meadia, have warned that the longer the violence in Syria goes on, the greater the risk of sectarian war spreading throughout the region.Now top U.S. diplomats and others are echoing these warnings. From the Financial Times: Speaking after a Security Council meeting to discuss the worsening situation in Syria, […]

I’m on the way back to the US from two weeks in Europe today. Assuming that the flights all work as advertised and I make a tight connection in Moscow, I’ll be back in New York late this evening after an early start in St. Petersburg. Thanks to all the staff and interns who’ve helped […]

Up until now, the Europeans have responded to the existential crisis of their currency union with a series of temporary measures: like a doctor treating cancer with painkillers. The pain goes away for a while, but the underlying condition gets worse.While we should never underestimate the capacity of European bureaucrats to fudge a decision, there […]

On Sunday, the front page of the New York Times contained a 2,300 word story exploring Ann Romney’s passion for horse-riding. Among the “revelations” unearthed by the Gray Lady’s crack investigative team was that Ann Romney took up dressage as therapy for her multiple sclerosis, and that Mitt helped select the music that his wife’s […]

Over at the New Republic, Jonathan Blitzer files a harrowing report on the dire situation of Spain’s youth. The country is experiencing 25 percent unemployment—with youth unemployment twice that number. The reason? An economic system constructed by government and unions that perversely incentivizes against hiring and retaining young people: The peculiarities of the Spanish labor market […]