News Analysis
Trumpquake Cont'd.
Coal in Brussels’ Stocking in Early December?

Early next month, two pivotal votes will happen in Europe on the very same day. The establishment is worried.

Indonesian Intolerance
Blasphemy Case Heightens Tensions in Indonesia

A blasphemy case against the Christian governor of Jakarta exposes the ethnic and religious divides in Indonesia.

Trade Winds
After TPP, Australia Looks To China On Trade

Australia is leaving the sinking ship of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and embracing China’s alternatives.

Frack Baby Frack
America Is Flush with Shale Gas, Just in Time for Winter

Thank you, shale.

the gatekeepers
A New Phase in the Social Media Speech Wars

Twitter’s move to shut down alt-right accounts raises questions about the future of free speech in the Internet age.

Wasted Words
Obama’s Never-Ending Lecture Tour

Obama’s advice to Europe rings hollow in the face of his myriad foreign policy failures.

Trump Incoming
Eliot Cohen: I Changed My Mind

Our own Eliot Cohen says an encounter with Trump’s transition team left him very worried about the direction the incoming administration may take.

Culture Wars
The Death Penalty Stays Alive

Voters in three states delivered a sharp rebuke to anti-death penalty forces in last week’s elections.

"Peak" Oil?
The USGS Just Found 20 Billion Barrels of Oil

It’s “the largest assessment of continuous oil” they’ve ever discovered.

China Trade Fight
EU Escalates Duties On Chinese Imports

Donald Trump isn’t the only one taking a protectionist stance toward China.

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