News Analysis
Ready for a Rebound?
Shale Ready to Tango with the Saudis

Some Texas shale fields can now compete with the Saudis on cost.

From the Archives
Pokemon and Japanese Remilitarization

This brilliant essay from the TAI archive couldn’t be more timely.

The Euro's Eternal Crisis
EU: Rules? Fuggedaboutit

European commission waives fine on Spain, Portugal for breaching euro rules.

2016
Clinton Talks Up Vocational Education

The Democratic nominee deserves credit for challenging the typical Boomer-progressive consensus on this issue.

Rumble in the Jungle
Dirty Tricks and Judicial Antics in Congo

A judge is in hiding after she revealed the country’s intelligence service coerced her into issuing sham charges against the main opposition politician.

North Korea Fallout
Fearing Norks, Japan Plans Missile Defense Upgrade

Make no mistake: these anti-missile upgrades ultimately represent a failure on Beijing’s part to rein in its ally.

Still Boondogglin'
Biofuel Mandates Bleed American Refineries Dry

The largest U.S. refinery said that it could pay $750 million this year to comply with zany biofuel quotas.

Post Coup
Erdogan Goes After… the Stock Analysts?

Yes, you read that right: writing about the consequences of the coup in Turkey gets your license revoked.

red dawn flickers
Kansas’ Credit Rating Goes Down the Tubes

The fiscal picture in Kansas continues to darken as the state reels from Governor Sam Brownback’s budget-busting tax cuts.

U.S. Strategy Adrift
The Consequences of an Incomplete Pivot

A strong ruling from the Hague should have given lots of interested parties cover to band together and push back against Beijing. But it isn’t working out like that.

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