Flint water crisis
When Pensions Crowd Out Infrastructure

When a society like ours ignores basic principles of public finance and administration for decade after decade, the consequences start to build up.

Future Tech
A Great Green Hope Stalls

Carbon capture and storage, one of the most promising climate friendly technologies, is struggling to prove itself a viable option.

Syria
“Assad Is Winning”

A string of military victories by Butcher Assad’s forces undermines hope for diplomatic resolution to Syrian Civil War.

Life under ISIS
Promised Heaven, But Given Hell

Syrians continue to speak out about ISIS’ hypocritical, abusive regime.

Asia's Game of Thrones
How China Can Hurt India

How will Beijing play the currency game in an era of cheap raw materials?

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Middle
Prisoner’s Dilemma

What just happened?

michigan blues
Flint’s Blue Model Crisis

Flint’s untenable public pension system helped produce its lead-contamination disaster.

Hutu-Tutsi Conflict
Political Correctness Collides with Reality in Burundi

After weeks and weeks of being told that the violence in Burundi wasn’t tribal, we’re now hearing a different story.

The Future of the Kingdom
Rumors Swirl Around the Saudi Throne

King could abdicate in favor of young son—a major change for the conservative kingdom.

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The New Politics
Andrew Jackson, Revenant

The biggest story in America today is the roaring return of Andrew Jackson’s spirit into the political debate.

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