This visit won’t make the Obama Administration’s middling legacy in Asia look any better.

It will be interesting to see how the intellectual and journalistic establishments process the gap between what Obama said he would accomplish and what actually happened on his watch.

Europe’s ruling forcing Apple to pay back taxes to Ireland has proven mighty unpopular in the Emerald Isle.

The American public holds contradictory views on crime and incarceration.

Natural gas complements wind and solar power in important ways.

All is not well in the Golden State’s fledgling carbon market.

Japanese influence may make the Filipino President (somewhat) manageable, and keep him from getting too close to Beijing.

Giddy 2008 predictions of a permanent Democratic majority may have been overstated.

A memo to dictators: if you’re going to steal an election, don’t let them see you sweat.

China says it’s slowing things down to protect the environment.