George Orwell rolls over in his grave.

So why are urban planners still “investing” in next-gen mass transit like demand will only grow?

What’s a bigger waste of time than the G20? How about working to pass a global treaty outlawing nuclear weapons?

Is outreach to Russia a wise move? Probably not. But President Trump is going in stronger than most give him credit for.

Putin is no businessman, ready to make a good deal. He is a manipulator, through and through.

It’s a pity that every incoming U.S. administration seems to need to relearn this lesson.

The barriers to a lasting boom in Club Med countries are still real, and persistent. But even the slow and partial recovery there is a refreshing reminder that capitalism can bring gains even in suboptimal conditions.

It’s hard to see any alternative to ratcheting up the pressure. But each step up the ladder of diplomatic escalation makes it harder to capitulate in the end if, as seems likely, Pyongyang won’t budge.

As Jared Kushner lawyers up, keep in mind that one of his meetings reportedly under investigation was effectively with Putin’s own banker.

What a silly set of lies about a doctored YouTube clip in the Oliver Stone documentary tells us about how Putin gets his information.