Indian Elections
BJP’s Narendra Modi Using Body Doubles on the Campaign Trail

Narendra Modi and the BJP are using Modi lookalikes to help campaign in India’s election.

Pension Wars
Unions Waging War on Arithmetic

Unions are waging an aggressive campaign against nonprofit groups that fund research into problems with public pensions.

Red Shirt Radio
Nationwide Manhunt for Radio Host Who Insulted Thai King

The hunt for a radio host who insulted Thailand’s king gives us a window into the parlous state of the country and its politics.

Student Loan Bubble
Private Colleges Fight to Keep Data Away from Students

Private colleges have fought against a federal system that would make data on graduation rates and employment outcomes available to students. This idea’s time may finally have arrived, however: Both parties have gotten behind it.

Blue Island on the Brink
Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court Nixes Pension Fix

Puerto Rico has a terminal case of the Blue Social Model. The island’s highest court has ruled that recent reforms of teachers’ pensions are unconstitutional.

Australian PM Hits a Triple in Asia

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott leaves Asia in triumph. He signed two free-trade agreements—one with Japan and the other with South Korea—and laid the groundwork for a third with China.

Pension Meltdown
No One Is Safe: The Dangers of Defined-Benefit Pensions

Multiemployer pension plans were long considered some of the safest defined-benefit plans in the business, but more and more of them are collapsing.

Higher Ed Bubble
How Much Is a College Degree Worth?

How much do employers actually care what students learn in college? According to a new podcast with GMU’s Bryan Caplan, not much.

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The Russian Money-Go-Round
Ukraine’s Debt And Putin’s Upper Hand

Follow the money. It shows the way that European financial institutions see their interests regarding Russia and Ukraine.

Pension Meltdown
New Jersey Joins Illinois and California at the Bottom

S&P downgraded New Jersey’s bond ratings due to the state’s poor fiscal health. Only Illinois and California are in worse shape.

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