Nigeria had a terrible week, as Boko Haram kidnapped more than 100 people and 54 soldiers were condemned to death for mutiny.

In case you missed it, here are some excerpts form this week’s podcast, featuring Mark M. Lowenthal and Foreign Policy‘s David Rothkopf.

Vermont is canceling its plans to transition to a single-payer system because—surprise!—it would require huge tax increases.

The horrific accounts of the massacre in Peshawar are a reminder of what evil looks like—and why we are fighting a war on terror.

New U.S. duties on Chinese solar imports suggest the renewable energy industry is floundering in the face of plummeting oil prices.

In today’s televised speech, Vladimir Putin reassured Russians that everything was going to be just fine. It’s hard to know if he believes this or if he’s bluffing, but either way, striking this tone is a huge gamble for him personally.

The resolution calls on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank in two years. Will the United States use its veto?

All the hoopla over trigger warnings and trauma is just a symptom of a deeper failure of our universities to prepare young people for the cold and dark realities of the world.

The 2013 corruption scandal featuring Turkey’s AKP party reaches an inglorious conclusion.

The Senate’s torture report is a difficult document to parse—especially if you don’t have the proper historical context and knowledge.