News Analysis
crime in America
Murder Rate Spiked in 2015

While the overall crime rate remained constant, and the violent crime rate ticked up by only 3.1 percent, the murder rate spiked by 13.2 percent in the 30 largest U.S. cities.

Food Security
China Ready to Grow Its GMOs and Eat Them, Too

Concerns over food security may be convincing Beijing to start embracing GM food crops.

Erdogan and Europe
Erdogan Goes After Geneva

If you give an Erdogan an indictment, he’s going to ask the Swiss to take down a photo…

Submarines Down Under
Japan Loses Aussie Submarine Bid to France

Canberra asks Washington to help manage Tokyo’s reaction to rejection.

Latin Lefty Meltdown
Venezuela Hunkers Down for 40 Days of Blackouts

Mismanagement and a delayed rainy season have forced Caracas to schedule 40 days of planned power outages.

The Guild-ed Age
The Blue Model’s War on the Young

It turns out yet another pillar of blue model labor economics—onerous occupational licensing rules—hit youth hardest.

Higher Education Watch
The Federal Speech Police Are at It Again

The Office for Civil Rights in Education has apparently reimposed the speech restrictions it abandoned under pressure three years ago.

Dimming Light
Is India’s Solar Bubble Popping?

Fresh off the heels of SunEdison’s bankruptcy, investors are concerned about over-exuberant investing in India’s growing solar sector.

Referenda for All
Danish Eye EU Referendum of Their Own

With concessions apparently on offer, why not?

The China Bubble
China’s Overheating Economy

There are, unfortunately, lots of reasons to be concerned about China beyond the frothy steel market.

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