Where the Wind's Blowing
Sarkozy Tacks Rightward

Sarkozy is reaching out to far-right voters, in the run-up to a Presidential election in which he’s likely to face off against Marine Le Pen.

Xi's Party Purge
China Arrests Gem-Encrusted “Tiger”

Some of the details from the recent arrests of “tigers” in China’s anti-corruption purge are truly staggering. This week, China arrested a general with an actual ton of cash in his home.

A Taxing Tax Rate
France’s Top Tennis Stars Skedaddled for Switzerland

At this year’s Davis Cup, it’s the Swiss vs. the Swiss-living.

Death and Taxes
IRS Hounds Mayor of London for Taxes on UK House

The imperial IRS makes a new fan.

The Origins of Fascism
Another Round on Sarfatti

Brian R. Sullivan, the editor of Margherita Serfatti’s memoir, takes issue with Michael McDonald’s recent review in our pages. Michael McDonald replies.

Europe's Paper Militaries
Just How Little Do Europeans Spend on Defense?

Less than the US, despite 230 million more citizens. A lot less.

Nuclear North Korea
Another Day, Another North Korean Nuclear-Test Threat

North Korea threatened to conduct a nuclear test in response to UN indictments of top officials for crimes against humanity. Pyongyang does this every time it’s upset because it hasn’t got any other cards to play.

Turbines Kill Birds
What Big Wind Doesn’t Want You To Know

An Oregon wind energy firm is suing in federal court to hide information about birds found dead on its wind farms.

No Fun for Funds
California’s Grim Pension Stats

The California state Comptroller has released a massive amount of data on the state’s pension crisis—and the numbers are not pretty.

More R&D Please
Google Engineers: Today’s Green Tech Not Good Enough

After Google’s renewable energy project failed after just four years, two of the company’s engineers conduct a post-mortem.

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