Even with the U.S. lending a hand from the air, local forces might not be strong enough to hold ISIS at bay on the ground.

Beijing is struggling mightily to catch up to the shale revolution, which to date has only occurred in the U.S. A number of hurdles, both above and below ground, forced China to cut its 2020 shale targets in half.

Hamas may have restarted a war that it can’t win, as Egypt works with Israel to crush it.

Walmart clinics and frequent home visits both save the health care system lots of money without compromising on quality. The growth of this two means of providing care can’t come fast enough.

And New Orleans’ taxpayers are on the hook. Judging by how things have gone in places like Stockton, Vallejo, and even Detroit, the fallout from this won’t be pretty.

Saudi Arabia has quadrupled the budget of the Lebanese military in the past nine months. Is this simply to ward off ISIS, or part of something bigger?

Today’s riots in Kiev remind us that revolution is much easier than real governance and state-building.

China’s current political leaders are pursuing a much more subtle strategy for controlling Christianity in the country than their predecessors: cracking down on churches on the one hand while promoting its own “Chinese Christianity” on the other.

June’s crude oil exports hit their highest level since 1957, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The summer boom is being driven predominantly by big increases in Canadian imports of U.S. oil.

Some entertaining links and enlightening discussions for your Thursday.