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Two Princes

Unlike Machiavelli’s The Prince, Antoine Saint-Exupéry’s Le Petit Prince isn’t usually on reading lists for policymakers and international relations scholars. But it should be.

Ruble Trouble
The Russian Ruble: How Low Can It Go?

Russia’s currency continues to devalue, as a combination of sanctions, instability, and the market pressures of a global oil and gas glut push the Russian economy to the brink.

Settled Science
How Little We Know About Our Climate

A new study suggests that we’ve been underestimating the amount of heat stored in the upper levels of our planet’s oceans by 24 to 55 percent. Just a reminder: Climate science is anything but settled.

Disappearing Dictator
Signs of Change in Pyongyang?

In the absence of Kim Jong Un, who hasn’t been seen in public in more than a month, North Korean policy seems to be shifting course in some heartening ways. Anyone who predicts whether that will continue is merely speculating, but a non-nuclear DPRK which plays nice with Seoul sure would be good news.

Run-off in Brazil
Brazil’s Rousseff Survives, For Now

Brazil’s incumbent President Dilma Rousseff has made into in a second round run-off, where she has a good chance of beating her opponent, the conservative Aecio Neves. A second Rousseff term, however, might not be very good for her party’s political future.

Reforming Delivery
Wal-Mart’s Parade of Horribles Comes to Health Care

Wal-Mart has just unveiled its new plan to impoverish the American people: providing licensed agents to help individuals navigate the confusing health care marketplace. Absolutely shameless.

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The Lost Generation
Who’s to Blame for a World in Flames?

People like to blame their current statesmen when the world takes a nasty turn. But this global meltdown has its roots with the generation of leaders at the helm in the wake of the collapse of communism.

Still Unprepared
The Ebola Failures in Dallas

The failures of handling Ebola in Dallas, small and large, point to the fact that 13 years after 9/11 we are still woefully unprepared for a biowarfare attack.

The Weekend Read
Fear, Faith, and Courage

Marilynne Robinson has, throughout her essays and fiction, looped an iron chord around the twinned facts of faith and the moral self.

Data Dive
Just How Bad Is Ukraine’s Economy?

The situation is worse than you might think. And with parliamentary elections just around the corner, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

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