Motor City Meltdown
Motorless in the Motor City

Detroit was built on cars, but today many of its citizens don’t even have one. That’s not necessarily a problem, if your city has great public transportation—but Detroit bus system is anything but great.

Rethinking Higher-Ed
Private Colleges Attack Tennessee’s Free Community College Plan

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam plans to fund tuition-free community college plan in part by reducing scholarships to four-year colleges. Private schools are not happy.

Black and blue
Will Illinois Get Its Scott Walker?

In Illinois’s gubernatorial race, public employee unions face an unappealing choice between a public pension reformer and a slightly less zealous public pension reformer.

Balancing Iran
Key Saudi Ally Visits Pakistan, Promises Investment

In a recent visit Bahrain’s King hinted at the possibility of large investments in Pakistan. Is this another sign that Pakistan is aligning with the Gulf States against Iran?

AKP Fracturing
Gül to Erdoğan: Stop Being Crazy

Turkey’s embattled Prime Minister is growing increasingly irrational and frantic as allegations of corruption threaten his administration—and his legacy. One of Erdogan’s oldest and most important allies is now actively distancing himself from him.

Game of Thrones: Anime Edition
Tank Girls, Sexy Sailors, and the Rising Popularity of Japan’s Military

Thanks to anime and reality TV shows, Japan’s military is enjoying a surge in popularity. Will that translate into support for the Prime Minister’s efforts to give the military a more active role in the region?

Fixing the Schools
DC Earns an A Grade for Charter Reform

A new report on the nation’s laws surrounding charter schools provides a clear map of the current battlegrounds and hot spots in education reform.

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High Finance in the UK
The Much-Too-Special Relationship

The City of London threatens U.S. security and abets corruption. Revisionist powers like Russia have figured out this dynamic and are busy exploiting it.

Afghan Elections
Afghan Politicians and Militants Both Launching New Campaigns

Violence is ratcheting up in Afghanistan ahead of April’s elections, just as America nears its final withdrawal date.

Thailand In Turmoil
Thailand Lifts State of Emergency But Crisis Goes On

Who will succeed the widely beloved, aging King of Thailand? Can anyone claim his outsized legacy? The future of the country is at stake.

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