News Analysis
Holy War Watch
Iran Pulls out of Hajj

Tehran withdraws from participation in this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca, furthering fears of sectarian split.

Demographics and 2016
Asian-Americans Survey: GOP in Even Worse Shape Than Thought

An NPR survey grabbed headlines this week by suggesting a negative “Trump effect” for GOP. A deep dive shows its even worse than that.

Photo of the Day
Putin Takes the Throne?

Russian media unwittingly blows up a misreported story about Putin being the first to sit in a throne heretofore reserved for Byzantine emperors.

A Green Dream
How Long Will it Take to Ratify the Paris Climate Deal?

It could take another two years for enough countries to ratify the Paris deal for it to go into effect.

Strategic Diplomacy
South Korea and Uganda Get Cozy

South Korea is taking the fight against North Korea’s nuclear program directly to the rogue regime’s business partners.

Battening Down the Hatches
The Chinese Christian Crackdown

The ongoing persecution is not in China’s national interest; if anything, it may make Christians stronger.

Hail Shale
Why U.S. Drivers Should Thank Fracking this Memorial Day Weekend

Cheap oil means cheap gasoline, and American drivers are expected to take full advantage this holiday weekend.

Higher Education Watch
What Kind of Diversity Matters at Yale?

What’s missing from Yale’s new diversity report.

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Why Are America’s Urban Mass Transit Systems in Crisis?

We don’t spend too little on mass transit. We just spend it in all the wrong places.

Public Opinion
American Support for Israel Getting More Partisan

While overall support for Israel has grown over the past several decades, the distribution of that support has changed.

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