News Analysis
Shale Fail
Russia Wants to Frack Without Western Help

Easier said than done.

Human Rights
Russia Trolls US in the Philippines

Washington should stop with the human rights “clichés”, a Russian official suggested.

Pop!
Another Sign of China’s Looming Crisis

The well-connected Chinese are sending their kids to study in the United States at younger and younger ages.

Missionaries and the Middle East
Turkey Arrests American Pastor as Terrorist

There’s a Gülenist lurking behind every corner—and under every cassock.

Pop!
China Bubble Looking Ever More Ominous

IMF economists are chastising Xi’s economic team in uncharacteristically strident tones.

moving left
What Cuomo’s Free College Plan Won’t Fix

There are reasons to worry that a free college proposal in New York will take a stagnant higher education system and make it even worse.

Showmanship
Another PR Win for Trump

Ford’s decision to add U.S. jobs makes Trump look good, no matter how much credit he truly deserves for the move.

the perils of Trump
A Leftist Who Gets It

The real risk of the Trump presidency.

brave new world
Christmas Violence Forces Germany to Face Hard Truths

Like Japan, Germany is making moves that would have been unthinkable until recently. These are the costs of a fraying liberal world order.

Frack Baby Frack
Shocker: Shale Supports American Families

Here in the U.S., households in shale-rich regions are $1,900 better off per year as a result of fracking.

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