The Special Relationship Imperiled
When Britain Really Ruled the Waves

British defense cuts have reached a tipping point, and are now endangering the Special Relationship.

ACA Fail Fractal
Public Trust in the Time of Gruber

Many in the media and in the Democratic party don’t understand how toxic the Gruber revelations could be for the blue model.

Asia's Game of Thrones
South Korea and Japan’s Rocky Relationship

Japan and South Korea’s dispute over the Liancourt Rocks had been settling down with Seoul’s announcement that it would not seek to develop them. But now it’s heating up again.

Crude Economics
U.S. Shale Feels Crude Price Pinch

Plunging oil prices have made a number of unconventional American plays unprofitable, but efficiency gains mean shale is still hale.

Reforming Delivery
Medicaid Enrollees Overwhelm Strapped System

The Medicaid expansion is producing newly insured Americans that doctors can’t or won’t treat. Giving nurse practitioners more authority to care for patients independently could help.

City lights
The Immigrant’s Role in Urban Renewal

In U.S. cities struggling with depopulation and crime, controversial initiatives to attract immigrants have reversed the blight.

The Useless G-20 Meeting
Next Year, by Skype

The G-20 is set to kick off in Brisbane this weekend—and is almost guaranteed to accomplish absolutely nothing.

Unemployment and Unrest
The Eurozone’s Lost Generation

The Eurozone’s updated growth figures are out this morning, and they don’t look good. This isn’t just a problem for Europe’s “jobless generation.” It’s a problem for the U.S. as well.

What's the Deal?
You Can’t Revive an Idea That Never Lived

The U.S.-China climate deal has breathed new life into the global climate treaty movement, but don’t expect a breakthrough in Paris next year.

Pipeline Politics
Here Come Congressional Votes on Keystone

A runoff election for a Louisiana Senate seat is expediting votes in both the House and the Senate on the Keystone XL pipeline.

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