Many young people want to have children but think they can’t afford to support them. It’s past time to dismantle blue model systems making parenthood so expensive.

Dissident KGB officer Sasha Litvinenko was poisoned with radioactive polonium in London in 2006. For diplomatic reasons, London may have overlooked Putin’s involvement—until now.

A federal appeals court has ruled that the federal government cannot provide subsidies to consumers who buy plans through state-run exchanges. The ruling may get overturned, but even if it does, bigger challenges remain for the law.

The FAA has put a temporary ban on flights to Ben-Gurion Airport, after a rocket launched from Gaza landed in a nearby town. This is the first military consequence of Hamas rocket attacks for Israel, and could strengthen Israel’s resolve to shut down Hamas, despite international pressure.

Indonesia has elected a reformer who started life as a humble furniture maker. But his ex-military opponent may not go quietly.

A recent interview with a close economic advisor to Putin suggests that a minority at the heights of Russian power disapproves of isolationism and favors closer ties to the West. Anybody who wants to see Russia’s relationship with the West reverse its current course, take note.

Violent anti-semitic riots broke out in France and Germany recently. But anyone who thinks it couldn’t happen here hasn’t been paying attention.

Seoul wants to ban Uber. Will the self-proclaimed disruptor face similar resistance elsewhere in Asia?

In the wake of the Malaysia Air shoot down, Many Western leaders are calling for a ceasefire and a political solution to the conflict in Ukraine. They’re making a big mistake—one that could end up creating yet another “frozen conflict” along Russia’s periphery. The West should instead be helping the leadership in Kiev restore full sovereignty over Ukraine’s territory.

ISIS has expelled virtually all Christians from Mosul, and persecution against Christians is worsening throughout Asia. Radicals in Sri Lanka and government officials in China are both cracking down on Christian communities.