News Analysis
Germany Bows to the Caliph
German Court Censors Anti-Erdogan Comic

Injunction against Jan Boehmermann lists the acceptable and unacceptable lines.

sex and society
‘Yes Means Yes’ Falters

A group of judges and legal scholars resoundingly repudiated the illiberal Yes Means Yes standard for sexual consent.

Crude Economics
Culling the Shale Herd

Collapsing oil prices have left only the most productive tight oil rigs in operation.

Flipping the Bird
Germany to Erdogan: We Will Recognize Armenian Genocide

Ankara is not going to like this. And that’s precisely the point.

Green Solutions
How Carbon Farming Can Help Save the Planet

Environmentalists love to detail the problems we face, but tend to gloss over potential solutions. Here’s a promising one:

Crony Capitalism Watch
The ABA Cartel

A new report argues that the ABA controls the marketplace for legal services by throwing up gratuitous barriers to entry for individuals and firms, and squelches technological innovation.

Future Food
Scientists (Again) Insist GMOs Are Safe

A science advisory board reaffirmed the safety of genetically modified crops this week.

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Putin's/Hobbes' World
The U.S. Flails Before Russia on Syria

Time to face facts, Mr. President: We live in Vladimir Putin’s Hobbesian world. Dealing with Russia without a credible threat of violence is a fools’ errand.

North Korea Fallout
South Korea and Japan to Collaborate on Missile Defense

Since North Korea conducted a nuclear test in early January, we have watched Japan and South Korea move closer to the United States and to each other.

The Great Inequality Debate
Mortality Gap Narrows

Some good news on social inequality, for a change.

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