News Analysis
Thinking Outside the Box
How About a Veteran for SCOTUS?

15 years into the war on terror, military experience is utterly lacking on the highest court.

California Rail Fail
In California, the Trains Never Run on Time

California’s high-speed rail project has always been about politics, not economics.

Grim Reading
The Bleak Reality of Single Parent Households

A new Pew study shows the staggering societal costs of single parenthood.

Far-Right Rising
Donald Trump’s Global Fanclub

What do Alexander Dugin, Geert Wilders, and Jean-Marie Le Pen have in common? They’ve all endorsed Donald Trump.

Enviro-Mental
Here Comes GMO Labeling

A compromise bill introduced into the Senate this week is a step back for science in this country.

Crude Economics
Can We Monitor the Oil Output Freeze?

Monitoring global oil sales is more art than science, and that could undermine Russia and Saudi Arabia’s proposed production freeze.

Gazproblems
Gazprom Goes Hat in Hand to China for a Loan

Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom just secured a 2 billion euro loan from the Bank of China.

college admissions
The New SAT Won’t Work

The new SAT debuts this weekend. It’s unlikely to live up to the expectations the College Board set for it.

The Re-Pivot to Asia?
U.S. Gets More Active in the South China Sea

The U.S. sends a “small armada” to the South China Sea.

Blue Model Blues
Public Pensions and Fiscal Incompetence

State and local governments have done a poor job managing their workers’ pension funds.

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