The African National Congress (ANC) has led South Africa since the end of apartheid without any serious opposition, but last week it appeared that might change with the announcement of a merger between two opposition groups. But it appears we may have all spoken too soon.

Our running series for college students on how to make themselves completely miserable continues with the news that Rutgers University will offer a course called “Politicizing Beyoncé” that will “explore race, gender and sexuality in America via Beyoncé’s music.” If young people simply take out massive loans and spend four years in courses like this, we promise them all the long-term unhappiness they could ever want.

Welcome to legal bizzaro land, where abortion is legal but drinking alcohol while pregnant is a crime. The Telegraph reports that a council in North West England is trying to secure compensation for a child born with “foetal alcohol spectrum disorder” because her mother drank often during the pregnancy.

The U.S.-Turkish relationship has come to be defined by a rhetoric of mutual admiration that obscures the tensions created by Ankara’s increasingly sectarian and authoritarian domestic politics. For the United States, honesty about America’s differences with Turkey would be the better policy.

After years of calling for peace talks with the Taliban, Pakistan’s Imran Khan is turning down an offer to lead the negotiations. Is Khan trying to distance himself from talks that could be doomed to failure?

Louisiana has gone all-in on education reform, and reformers have a big stake in its success. Unfortunately, 77 percent of fourth graders are reading below grade level, one of the worst rates in the nation. It’s an inauspicious beginning.

Some tension between the executive and legislative branches is normal, but recent divisions look deeper than normal and possibly more consequential. The force really pulling Democrats in different directions isn’t trade or even green issues. It’s the dog that doesn’t bark, the issue that isn’t there to unite Democrats.

At the Munich Security Conference, German President Joachim Gauck implored his fellow countrymen to embrace greater responsibility in global conflicts. It may be a hard sell. A recent poll suggested 61% of Germans oppose expanding their country’s military involvement abroad.

Research suggests that telework can not only save companies money and cut out workers’ commutes, but it can also raise productivity. Bottom line: telework is good for the bottom line.

Coding bootcamps, which offer people a short crash-course in programming with an eye toward the workforce, have become popular in Silicon Valley. State regulators, however, are threatening to shut them down if they don’t comply with new regulations.