India will hold elections tomorrow for the Legislative Assembly in Karnataka state, and Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party is seen as likely to prevail over the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This could be a boon for young Gandhi as he looks ahead to the general elections next year. Voters in Karnataka are reportedly viewing this regional […]

How much do top college administrators care about their students? The results of a recent Gallup survey of college presidents are pretty revealing. While most college presidents acknowledge that tuition cost and academic preparedness are some of the biggest hindrances to student success, few want to try MOOCs—the method many hope might alleviate both problems.Only eight […]

You no longer need to visit a gun show to get a gun quickly and easily—soon, you’ll be able to 3D printed a full gun right in your own living room. Defense Distributed, the upstart organization behind the plastic high-capacity magazines created in response to Democratic gun control proposals, has designed a plastic gun that […]

While policymakers and DC wonks were debating top-down reforms to our health care system, a health care revolution was quietly taking place. Daily Finance reports on how Apple technology, while not originally designed with health care applications in mind, has already begun to transform the industry: Use of Apple’s products goes beyond serving as a reference […]

Fact: Russia and Japan never formally signed a peace treaty ending World War II. The two countries still dispute the ownership of the Kuril islands, an archipelago north of Japan which Russia annexed after the war.Well, earlier this week, Shinzo Abe met with Vladimir Putin in Moscow. It was the first time a Japanese prime […]

Well here’s an unwelcome development: James Pethokoukis at AEI, citing a report by JP Morgan’s Mike Feroli, notes that startups are contributing fewer and fewer new jobs to the economy. Two key takeaways from the report: 1. Net job growth is driven by new businesses. Existing  establishments tend to shed jobs. But according to the Labor Department’s new Business Employment […]

Marissa Mayer might be offering her Yahoos a consolation prize for her ban on telework. Mashable reports: Yahoo is doubling the amount of paid leave time that new mothers are eligible to take, from eight weeks to 16 weeks, and letting new fathers take eight weeks of paid leave, as first reported by NBC Bay Area.“Over the […]

There is plenty of spying in this messy world, even among allies. So in that context, the two recent cases of South Korean spying in Australia shouldn’t be all that surprising. Nevertheless, the WSJ reports, the revelation could pose a challenge as the two countries attempt to strengthen ties: South Korea is Australia’s fourth-largest trading partner, […]

The prosecutor investigating the murder of Benazir Bhutto and the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack was shot thirteen times by unknown gunmen on motorbikes outside Islamabad today. He died before reaching the hospital.Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali represented the Federal Investigation Agency and reportedly had “solid evidence” that connected former dictator Pervez Musharraf to the killing of Ms. […]

Springfield is finally getting serious about Illinois’s pension crisis. So far the state house has been dragging its feet, rejecting previous reform bills and debating half-measures with little chance of fixing the problem. Yesterday, however, the Illinois House of Representatives finally a passed a bill that looks like the state’s best hope for a solution. The […]