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To You and Yours
Happy Thanksgiving!

Thinking about the meaning of the holiday.

European Disunion
Greek Mess Still Unresolved

Europe has wasted almost a decade since the euro crisis first surfaced, and the problems of the currency are nowhere close to being solved.

Seeing Other People
Turkey and EU to Break Up

They weren’t married—just dating—but the end of the relationship augurs an important geopolitical turning point.

guild-ed age
Licensing Laws Continue to Drain U.S. Economy

Overregulation of less-skilled trades is costing the U.S. hundreds of thousands of jobs.

Violence in Myanmar
Separatist Conflict Comes Roaring Back In Myanmar

The resurgence of ethnic violence in Myanmar comes at a critical moment for its leader.

A Global Boondoggle
Will Brussels Fix its Broken Biofuels Policy?

The EU is closer to fixing its broken biofuel policies than the US is.

Higher Education Watch
Right-Wing Inquisitors on Campus

Trump’s victory may have emboldened anti-PC forces in higher education to overreach and take illiberal steps of their own.

Side Effects
Egypt Running Low on Medicine

Egypt’s fiscal reforms are producing some intolerable side effects.

City Blues
Storm Clouds Gather Over America’s Cities

Some of the bloodiest fights over the next few years will be between blue cities and red state legislatures.

Putin's Brinkmanship
Blaming NATO, Russia Sends More Missiles to Kaliningrad

Putin sends more missiles to Kaliningrad, protesting that NATO is forcing his hand.

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