News Analysis
South China Sea on a Boil
Nationalist Pressure Rises in China

President Xi and his predecessors have stoked nationalist fires for years, and it’s not going to be easy for him to back down or sit put for long.

Pipe Dreams
China Desperate to Catch Up to US Shale

The market may not be ready for it, but Beijing is as committed to its fledgling shale ambitions as ever.

Southeast Asia's Game of Thrones
Indonesia Will Sink Dozens of Foreign Boats

The display of nationalism will mark its Independence Day.

Things Fall Apart
Report: Nigerian Army Massacred More Than 300 Shi‘a Muslims

Add this human rights nightmare to President Buhari’s growing list of woes: Boko Haram, Niger Delta Avengers, falling oil revenue, depreciating currency, and impending recession.

Blue Model Blues
Early Data Undermine Minimum Wage Romanticism

Seattle’s minimum wage hike destroyed jobs and had a trivial impact on wages, according to a new study.

2016 And Beyond
Party Platforms Ignore Zoning Crisis

Getting housing policy right is one of the most important things a country can do to promote economic growth and social stability.

Journalism & the DNC Hacks
The Soul-Sick Leadership Elite in America

Indulging the vanity of donors with more money than wits may not be the worst way to fund our political system. But it has indirect costs.

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure Isn’t Just About the Money

Today’s arguments for infrastructure investments could as easily have been made—and indeed were made—every year since the recession. Why would they be more persuasive now?

Feeding the Future
For India, GMOs Are a Matter of Life and Death

India’s large population is growing, and GMOs are the only way to feed it.

After the Coup
Erdogan I, Ruler of ALL the Turks

Turkish government inciting action against Gulenists across the Turkish European diaspora.

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