News Analysis
red vs. blue
Blue States Have Bigger Pension Debts Than Red States

Even when controlling for GDP, blue states are still clearly in a deeper hole.

The Trouble With Turbines
US Wind Farms Can Kill Eagles for Longer, Now

Conservationists are squaring off against their fellow greens.

Tightening the Belt
Russia No Longer A Top 5 Defense Spender

Russia is increasingly flexing its military muscle on the world stage these days, but you wouldn’t know it from looking at the raw numbers.

Fake News and False Consciousness
Zuckerberg’s Gamble

Facebook is taking a major and controversial step to appease its mostly-liberal post-election critics.

Rebuilding America
Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Opens Door to Foreigners

Many of the companies and investors who best understand privatized infrastructure aren’t American.

Geothermal Energy
Iceland Is Tapping Volcanoes for Power

A 3-mile-deep well could provide startling amounts of electricity.

The Great Fall
Beijing Slams on the Brakes After Securities Sell-Off

China’s latest market panic adds to a growing body of evidence that the Chinese economic model is in serious trouble.

Reefer Madness
Liberal Californians Want Legal Weed, Just Not in Their Neighborhoods

Some social libertarians support the idea of legal marijuana in the abstract, but would prefer if most of the dispensaries and habitual users they attract were concentrated in other parts of the state.

Commitment Issues
Dutch Hollow Out Ukraine-EU Deal

As Brussels kowtows to Dutch demands, the Ukrainians are re-learning a familiar lesson: the EU is just not that into Ukraine.

Enviro-Mental
Germany to Miss Climate Targets Because of Anti-Nuclear Bias

Reducing greenhouse gases is difficult when you close zero-emissions power plants.

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