News Analysis
Propped Up
Denmark Rethinking Wind Subsidies

The runaway costs of propping up wind energy might be too much even for Denmark.

Higher Ed Shake Up
College Accreditation Isn’t Working

Here’s how to fix it.

Game Over
A Reckoning for Russia’s State-Backed Doping Scheme

As a result of an ongoing doping scandal, a ban against Russian track and field athletes participating in international sporting events has been extended through Rio.

Blue Model Goes Belly-Up
Connecticut Sings the Blues

Governor Malloy was the great progressive hope. Now, even his own base has abandoned him.

Enviro-Mental
Are Greens Coming Around to Nuclear Power?

At long last, eco-activist groups are starting to see the green promise of nuclear energy.

China and the US
U.S.–China Economic Relations Continue to Sour

Public criticism from the U.S. Treasury Secretary points to an ominous trend.

Campus Kangaroo Courts
FIRE Takes Government to Court Over Sexual Misconduct Guidelines

It’s regrettable that it had to come to this.

Naval Strategy
China Crashes America’s Party

The Malabar exercise has been complicated by the presence of an uninvited Chinese spy ship.

A Failed Policy
State Department up in Arms over Obama Syria Policy

Never has a President’s policy had so much pushback from his own high officials and appointees. Never has a President defied so much evidence to insist on the unique cerebral brilliance of a policy in ruins.

Propped Up
New Solar Subsidies Come with Some Major Problems

A novel approach to subsidizing solar energy fixes some problems but creates a host of new ones.

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