Empty Hopes
Waiting for the Moderate Backlash

Iranian moderates on Twitter don’t like the embassy attack. So what?

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Review
Notes from the Edge

William Perry’s new memoir aims to sound the alarm about a rebirth of the nuclear threat. But his book lacks the sensationalism that might have attracted a wider audience.

Migrant Crisis
EU’s Turkey Deal Isn’t Stopping Refugee Flow

EU official: We’re ‘a long way from being satisfied.”

Hail Shale
Fracking Is Making America Greener

Shale gas continues to displace coal in the US, and in the process it is making this country greener.

Migrant Crisis
In Germany, Reality Sets In

German industry leaders start to acknowledge migrants aren’t as skilled as hoped.

China's Bubble
Chinese Markets End Volatile Week

The week’s biggest casualty, apart from the value wiped off of global bourses, has been the illusion of Chinese regulatory competence.

Campus Kangaroo Courts
A Racial Twist in the Campus Sex Wars?

Two African American students are alleging that racism played a role in their summary dismissal from college on a sexual assault charge.

The Sunni-Shi'a War
Turkey Takes Saudi Side in Embassy Dispute

Another old rival is now in the Saudi camp.

New York Blues
De Blasio Bumps NYC Minimum Wage

Wealthy cities like New York can often only afford progressive policies when the economy is booming.

Shake Rattle and Oil
Oklahoma Fracker Rejects Anti-Earthquake Regulations

Why an Oklahoma oil company is rejecting state anti-earthquake regulations, and why that matters for the shale industry.

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