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overregulated
Study: NIMBYism Makes States More Liberal

How state zoning laws exacerbate partisan segregation.

After the Coup
Update: Report on U.S. Moving Nukes from Turkey Suspect

Experts cast doubt on story of U.S. moving nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania.

The Nork's Nukes
U.S. Upgrades North Korea Nuke Threat

Pyongyang isn’t slowing down. And it makes both China and President Obama look bad.

Uber Alles
Uber Takes the Next Step

Uber’s self-driving cars are coming!

$15 Minimum
The Robot Subsidy Act

A pink slip for workers, and subsidy for the high tech sector.

Parsing Language
State Department Blows a Big Hole in Obama’s Iran Denial

President Obama and Bill Clinton seem to share a penchant for finely parsing the English language.

Fear the Airpocalypse
Air Pollution Is Getting Deadlier, Quicker in India

Toxic smog is a fact of life in urban China, but deaths from air pollution in India are projected to rise faster in the coming years.

East China Sea
Japan Makes Bold Bid to Deter China

Is this the first step of more to come?

The Global Immigration Crisis
The Perfect vs. The Good

Two immigration stories illustrate a global fault line over how to deal with migrants and refugees.

Blue Model Blues
Sleight-of-Hand in Sacramento

How California pension officials distort the size of liabilities at taxpayers’ expense.

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