Nearly all Europeans believe their governments are making it difficult for entrepreneurs to start businesses, and southern Europeans are particularly pessimistic.

In an unofficial referendum, 89 percent of Venetians voted for independence from Italy, citing tax complaints. The referendum was non-binding, but Venetians may have a better case for independence than Scotland.

WRM was on Fox Business earlier this week, talking about why liberals and conservatives both get it wrong when it comes to saving public pensions, and how ‘New Deal’ guarantees are obsolete. In case you missed it: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

Women still aren’t the big thinkers in foreign affairs. Why is that?

Erdoğan might have stopped Turks from tweeting, but he should no longer be able to keep American leaders from voicing their views of his increasing authoritarianism. It’s time for the White House to speak up.

Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to meet with President Obama in a trilateral summit. After several months of strained relations, the two U.S. allies are finally talking again.

China and India sat down this week to discuss building up rail links to increase cross-border trade. Neither country wants to let their military rivalry get in the way of business.

Putin has made it increasingly clear that he intends to respond to Western sanctions by frustrating nuclear talks with Iran. Obama may face the choice he’s worked hardest to avoid: attack Iran, or allow it to go nuclear.

Iraq is witnessing its worst bout of extremism and violence since the civil war ended. That’s bad news for the entire region.

On a rusting hulk of a ship half sunk near a remote reef in the South China Sea, the great geopolitical game for the future of Asia is being played. And hardly anyone is paying attention.