News Analysis
Crude Economics
Saudis Open Up the Crude Spigot

Riyadh pumped a record amount of crude last month.

political reform
The Extinction of Palo Alto?

Residents of the wealthy community pull up the ladder for people trying to move in.

Crisis in Ukraine
Putin Throws Down the Gauntlet

With tensions rising, Putin appears to want to scrap Minsk 2 and work out a plan for Ukraine directly with the West, without Kyiv present at the talks.

It's the ethnicity stupid...
Burundian President’s Henchman Fêted in…Canada

Pierre Nkurunziza’s spokesman slammed “biased” media reports and downplayed the killing of Tutsis before a mostly Hutu audience in Quebec City.

The New Economy
People Skills Will Matter in Jobs of the Future

Opportunities still abound in the U.S. economy for people with the eyes to see them and the willingness to work a little harder than the cubicle class.

Aftermath
Little Meat in Turkey-Russia Rapprochement

But this doesn’t mean the meeting was a failure. Far from it.

International Development
Fear of Violence in Zambia Ahead of Elections

African development, which is real in both economic and social terms, is a much more explosive and destabilizing process than Afro-optimists understand.

Feeding the Future
How Oil Drilling Can Help Canadian Crops

Alberta has a plan to channel geothermal energy from old oil wells to help grow crops.

Crime and Punishment
Bring Back the 12 Angry Men

Two policy fixes for the decline in jury trials.

Higher Education Watch
A Leak in the College Bubble?

The artificially inflated value of a college degree may be starting to come back down to earth.

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