News Analysis
Rebuilding America
Dems May Come Around on Privatized Infrastructure

Blue New York’s Governor Cuomo encourages Trump to embrace privatized infrastructure.

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Islam and Europe
The NYT’s Veil Fail

Silencing liberals and moderate conservatives in the debate about Islamic religious practices in Europe will only pave the way for more populist successes.

Higher Education Watch
Speech Codes Decline, But Campus Illiberalism Persists

Campuses are ditching speech codes, but this hasn’t produced a more open campus environment overall.

Only A Pawn In Their Game
Taiwan Fears a Trump Trade-Away

Taiwan is starting to worry that the President-elect sees it as a mere bargaining chip in a larger deal with China.

Terrorism in Egypt
What the Coptic Bombing Means

The attack on a Cairo church strikes a blow at a Christian minority, the Sisi government, and a historic concept of Egyptian nationalism.

Fake News and False Consciousness
Getting Beyond the Blame Game

Fake news doesn’t make bad voters. Instead, it’s more likely that the apparent appetite for anti-establishment content on social media is a symptom of deep-seated anxiety and dissatisfaction with how things are going.

Deal of the Year
The Rosneft Sale and Putin’s Retirement Plan

The sale of 19.5 percent of the Russian oil company to an oil trader and a Qatari sovereign wealth fund provides plenty of avenues for Russia’s President to personally handsomely profit.

GMOs
Millennials Spurn the Food That Will Feed the Future

Anti-GMO biases are more common in younger Americans, according to a new poll.

South Korea Scandal
South Korea’s Park Impeached in Parliament

The South Korean president’s days may be numbered, but the implications of her ouster are still hard to gauge.

Frexit Watch
Le Pen Scare Makes French Bonds Lose Their Luster

Following Trump’s win, the prospect of a Marine Le Pen presidency has spooked the French bond market.

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