News Analysis
Sino Consolidation
Beijing Centralizes Party Power

Xi is flexing his muscles and extending his reach because he wants a firmer grasp on the country as the economy falters.

"Science"
Getting Buff for the Apocalypse

A social scientist draws a link between young men working out and grim economic prospects.

Outer Limits
Central Bankers Break a Sweat

With interest rates at an all-time low, central bankers are trying to come up with policies for counteracting the next downturn. Is that even possible any more?

Blue Digs in
The War on Charters Escalates

Pushback against the spread of charter schools is one of the Left’s most important goals.

Uber Regulated
Massachusetts Will Subsidize Taxis By Taxing Uber

It’s one of the most blatantly blue model policies we’ve seen in some time.

Crude Economics
What Good Would an Oil Freeze Be?

Petrostates might be able to agree to an output freeze on their second try, but that won’t fix the market’s oversupply.

Tango Nuevo
Macri Struggles in Argentina

The Supreme Court has blocked an effort to raise gas prices, as Argentina’s President tries to turn his country around.

See No Evil
EPA Watchdog Calls Out Biofuel Boondoggle

The eco-merits of the U.S. biofuels policy aren’t being regularly reviewed.

Sea Change
Manafort, Villain-Maker

Trump’s advisor has managed to make Russia the Evil Empire again.

Crime and Punishment
The Big Driver of Mass Incarceration That Nobody Talks About

Plea coercion.

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