News Analysis
Reefer Madness
Support for Legal Weed Reaches New High

Is it Gary Johnson’s world? Not necessarily.

Oiligarchy
Russian Oil Chief Wants to Add Production, Not Cut It

Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin thinks Moscow can add 4 million barrels per day in the coming years.

2016
Trump’s Brinksmanship Shows Importance of Electoral College

America’s peculiar system for choosing presidents may help avoid post-election chaos.

Frozen Ukraine
In Ukraine Peace Talks, “Road Map” But No Breakthrough

The latest round of peace talks only mask Europe’s lack of leverage and commitment in Ukraine.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Duterte Breaks Up with Washington

The Philippine president has now definitively cast his lot with China. How will elites in Manila react?

Follow the Money
What Politicians Mean When They Ask for More Education Spending

Why hasn’t the increase in K-12 investment translated into better student outcomes?

Crude Economics
OPEC’s Big Bet Has a Fatal Flaw

US oil companies are in much better shape than the cartel seems to think.

Under Pressure
Finland Faces Kremlin Media Assault

Russia is increasingly bringing its hybrid warfare tactics to its neighbor in the north.

Immigration and 2016
On Immigration, a Nation Divided

A look ahead at how the issue will play out in tonight’s debates.

Higher Education Watch
A College Ranking That Matters

Some things are more important to a university’s mission than admissions rates.

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