The Russians have gone far in consolidating their hold on Crimea today, as is apparent in our updated map. Checkpoints were reported established at Armyansk and Chonhar, the two main border crossings in to Crimea. And the ferry terminal at Kerch, which is only a few kilometers away from the Russian mainland and an ideal crossing point for reinforcements, was seized by Russian troops.

As turmoil sweeps across Eurasia, don’t forget Egypt. Its politics are in turmoil, its economy is sickly, and no one seems to want to accept responsibility for fixing these problems.

Bad credit? Can’t find a job? Rent and bills to pay? Why not take out a student loan? Don’t worry, you don’t even have to take any classes.

Liberalism at home thrives when government succeeds abroad.

We and much of the world now get sick in ways that were rare a century ago. There’s a reason.

America’s eternal secular messianic temptation has now alighted on gender equality.

Changes in the threat posed by jihadi extremism are challenging our ability to adapt.

Spending even very large sums of money for defense in the absence of a strategic concept cannot ensure security.

Reform of brick and mortar banks is well underway, but the digital age poses new, often overlooked, challenges for monetary policy.

The tale of a songwriter, with American characteristics.