Bankrupt Healthcare
Drug Testing Can Make Doctors Rich

Some doctors make more money from drug-testing patients than they than do for treating them, despite Medicare’s push to limit over-testing.

The Asia Pivot
China, U.S. Reach Agreement on Trade Liberalization

China and the U.S. have agreed to terms of a massive trade deal that will reduce or remove tariffs on up to $1 trillion in trade.

ACA Amnesia
A Wary Obama Lowballs Obamacare

The newest enrollment estimates for the ACA lower the expected number of enrollees by about four million. This is a smart move, but also a reminder of how much Obama over-promised when the law was first passed.

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Fraying Ties
Shoring Up the Frontier

Why the US-Azerbaijan alliance should be saved.

Can-Kicking 101
No End in Sight for the Euro Crisis

Europe hasn’t solved its euro problem; it has exchanged a sharp, searing pain for a slow, debilitating burn.

ACA Fail Fractal
Haste Makes Obamacare Waste

If the Supreme Court rules against the legality of the Affordable Care Act’s federal subsidies, the Democrats will have no one to blame but themselves.

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The Daily Wrap
The Republican Congress, Foreign Policy, And The Perils of Underestimating a ‘Lame Duck’

Topping out today’s content is our all-star podcast, featuring Michael Barone and Steven Malanga talking about the Republican Congress and the Detroit bailout (respectively).

Hunting the Caliph
ISIS Chief May Have Been Wounded in Airstrike

The leader of ISIS may have been wounded in a U.S. airstrike. But the slow pace of allied bombing is revealing our intelligence blind-spots.

Pipeline Politics
China Scores Cheap Gas from Russia

Russia and China have signed a second, massive new gas agreement. While Moscow is happy to welcome a new buyer, Beijing is coming out on top with this deal.

China's High-Speed Rail Fail
Corruption Derails China’s Plans in Mexico

Public perceptions of corruption have forced Mexico’s President Enrique Peña Nieto to cancel a multibillion-dollar high-speed rail deal with China.

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