News Analysis
Microwaves
A Second Shale Boom Beckons

And fracking has nothing to do with it.

Realignment
Republican Voters Sour on the “Free Market”

Donald Trump has personally reforged millions of Republican voters’ views on crucial questions about the economy and the state.

The Information Age
Amazon Shows the Futility of Minimum Wage Increases

Policymakers and pundits can bemoan technological advances all they want, but they can’t stop them.

Risky Business
China Set to Bail Out Malaysia?

Political considerations explain Beijing’s risky rush to help Malaysia’s troubled investment fund.

German Culture War
Leader of the “Free World” Calls for Burqa Ban

Merkel’s proposed burqa ban is a clear concession to the right, much to the dismay of admirers who see her as Europe’s last bastion of liberalism.

media watch
Fake News Hysteria Will Make the Fake News Problem Worse

The panic over fake news is a manifestation of the same attitude that led the mainstream media to lose authority in the first place.

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Putin's FoPo Pivot
The King’s Speech

With the incoming Trump Administration talking about cooperating with Russia, it was no surprise that Putin would take a more conciliatory tone towards the West.

Pipeline Politics
Dakota Pipeline Protests Putting More Crude on Trains

Less crude traveling by pipeline just means more crude traveling by rail. That’s a danger to public health.

Blue Model Blues
Nationwide Pension Debt Surges

The looming fiscal disaster is worthy of attention from the new Republican government in Washington.

Enviro-Mental
Europe’s Wood Burning “Disastrous” for the Environment

So much for that “green” energy source.

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