News Analysis
free speech and its limits
The Great Gawker Freakout

A firestorm over Hulk Hogan, Peter Thiel, and Gawker’s mischievous media mavens.

Maybe he's just a nice guy
What Lies Behinds Putin’s “Humanitarian Gesture” Towards Savchenko?

It wasn’t exactly a prisoner swap, as most media are reporting. Did Putin get something else, or is he just trying to improve his image abroad during challenging times?

affirmative action on the brink
Asian-Ivy War Continues

This conflict will probably persist as long as affirmative action does, because affirmative action partisans don’t have a clear or consistent answer to the Asian students’ concerns.

Europe's Missing Googles
French Raid Google’s Paris Offices

Meanwhile, EU announces raft of digital “reforms” rife with mandates & regulations. Hmm, we sense a pattern here…

Asia's Game of Thrones
Malaysian PM Calls for Military Collaboration with China

Najib’s comments undermine what had looked like Malaysia’s new more confrontational stance towards China.

Election Slogans
“There is No Money. Cheer Up!”

Russia’s PM speaks to disgruntled Crimean pensioners.

Education Innovation
Online Ed 2.0

An unorthodox French engineering academy is opening a campus in Silicon Valley.

The New European Politics
The Shoe on the Other Foot

Europe’s center-left has perfected the trick of making voters choose between them and right-wing populists. Spanish PM tries to flip playbook.

It's the ethnicity stupid...
Another Ineffectual Bid for Peace in Burundi

Journalists and international officials keep insisting that the conflicts is about politics, not ethnicity. But in Burundi, much of politics is ethnic.

Game of Thrones à la Modi
Outflanking Pakistan, Challenging China

This has the potential to become a strategic nightmare for Pakistan.

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