Libyan Islamists play in the swimming pool at the abandoned U.S. Embassy residential annex in Tripoli. Meanwhile, they claim to have control over the embassy itself.

Russia is raiding money that was supposed to be invested for future pensions in order to make current pension payments.

ISIS’ growing allure for Jordanians has that kingdom worried, and meanwhile, the militant group’s influence could soon be felt as far away as Africa. The power of its image seems to be outstripping its actual military capabilities.

Whether or not ISIS continues its run of military successes or retains control over the territories it has captured, it may have changed the image (and ambition) of terrorism forever.

West Africa is facing alarming food shortages along with the horrific Ebola epidemic. Aside from compounding the suffering in these nations, a food crisis will make this outbreak far harder to contain.

Yale’s Episcopal chaplain blames Jews for anti-Semitism, arguing that Israel’s policies are at fault for Europe’s resurgent anti-Semitism.

The DR Congo confirmed that the Ebola virus has infected one of its provinces—and it might be a different strain from the one in West Africa.

Common Core is losing public support, according to two recent polls. Americans seem to favor national standards in the abstract, but prefer local control of education in practice.

When good guys have preponderant power, things tend to be all right—even with a Chinese accent.

Assessing the impact of a modern financial sector on an economy’s capacity for innovation is tricky. We’re working on the problem.