Today’s local prestige newspaper, the Washington Post, brings two items on Libya, one a short news clip and the other a column by a well-known commentator—in this case, David Ignatius. Taken together, the two items furnish further evidence that all is not well either in Libya or in parts of the western Sahel as a […]

The results from the Wisconsin gubernatorial primary are in, and unions were dealt a serious blow—their preferred candidate in the Democratic primary, Kathleen Falk, was soundly defeated by Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who received 58 percent of the vote to Falk’s 35 percent. While Barrett has pledged to roll back many of Governor Walker’s policies, […]

Recent law school grads are painfully aware that their expensive degree is no longer a ticket to guaranteed wealth and lifetime employment. The job market may be difficult for some time, but making it easier and cheaper to get a legal education would ease the squeeze for aspiring legal eagles down the road.Washington University, for […]

Who is Mitt Romney? Via Meadia has been watching Romney for some time, but we feel like we still don’t know him. And it seems we’re not alone in this assessment: according to the latest Gallup poll, Barack Obama holds a near two-to-one advantage (60-31) when voters are asked to name which candidate is more […]

According to the latest polling from the Pew Global Attitudes Project, a majority of Egyptians want to ditch the peace treaty with Israel: Most Egyptians favor overturning the 1979 peace treaty in which Egypt became the first Arab country to formally recognize Israel. Roughly six-in-ten (61%) want to annul the treaty, up slightly from last […]

The austerity wave that swept Europe last year is under attack from all sides. François Hollande upset Sarkozy in the French election largely by running against austerity measures, and other European leaders are also calling for some relaxation. Much to the chagrin of the Germans, many economists (as well as The Economist), seem to believe […]

In recent days, gunmen and suicide bombers associated with Boko Haram bombed the offices of several prominent Nigerian newspapers; killed fifteen worshippers at a church in just the latest of many attacks on Christian civilians; bombed the convoy of a prominent policeman (who survived, unlike eleven not-so-lucky guards and bystanders); launched an assault on a […]

On April 13, 2012 Religion News Service carried a story about Andrew Bowen, a 29-year old resident of Lumberton, North Carolina. Throughout the year 2011 he practiced a different religion each month—Hindu in January, Baha’i in February, Zoroastrian in March, and so on. Bowen had what he called a teenage experience of “Christian fundamentalism”. Married […]

We are living through a golden age of financial sanctions, but golden ages come to an end. Because the US has such a big role in world finance, the United States government can use access to its financial system as a stick to force other countries to comply with US policy. This fact gives the […]

Around this time of year, students graduating college are told how smart they are, how much they’ve accomplished, all the great stuff they’re about to do — “Oh, the places you’ll go!” Bret Stephens has other advice, and it’s probably the best advice any graduating student — especially the Class of 2012 — could get. […]