Many of the world’s coastal megacities are sinking into our oceans. In some cases, they are subsiding faster than sea levels are rising—and humans, of course, are at fault.

France is following in Germany’s footsteps by shutting down nuclear reactors and spurring renewable energy production. That plan has been a spectacular failure in Germany, and it won’t work in France either.

A new piece in the NYT argues that women are outperforming men from an early age. This new “boy crisis” is a natural result of telling boys they have nothing special to offer.

U.S.-Saudi relations have been hovering barely above the sand in recent months, and Riyadh is showing an increasing willingness to pursue its regional goals without Washington’s oversight. The attendance of a Pakistani General to yesterday’s massive Saudi military parade suggests a closer relationship between the two regional powers. Iran will not be pleased.

The World Health Organization reports on the alarming prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria around the world. Bacteria that lurk in hospitals are a particular threat, including one strain that causes pneumonia and blood infections.

Jonathan Chait’s takedown of a hilariously biased anti-charter school piece of “reporting” at the NYT shows us that the blue civil war is alive and well when it comes to education.

The public wants the U.S. to scale back its global presence, according to a new poll. After fifteen years of dismal foreign policy under presidents of both parties, it’s no wonder.

After nearly two weeks, hopes of saving the hundreds of girls kidnapped in Nigeria are fading. The Nigerian government has mishandled the rescue attempt from the beginning.

The film Heaven Is For Real has done very well at the box office, in part by tapping into lax modern attitudes about salvation. Some critics are troubled by its message.

The Democratic candidate for Governor of Wisconsin hasn’t pledged to restore key parts of Scott Walker’s efforts to rein in public sector unions.