News Analysis
Anxiety for Xi
Moody’s Downgrades China

The credit rating agency is yet one more observer perturbed by what it sees happening in Beijing.

The European Immigration Crisis
The Moral Rot at the Heart of “Refugees Welcome”

“If you survive the trip, you can stay” is not what this peculiar brand of humanitarianism looks like.

communication breakdown
Unraveling ISIS’s Web Presence

The U.S. is finally going after the Islamic State online.

Crude Economics
Russia Says Oil Freezing Plan Has Hit “Critical Mass”

Russia’s energy minister thinks petrostates’ plan to freeze oil output has achieved “critical mass.” That’s not likely, though it is slightly boosting prices.

Blue Model Blues
Unions Aren’t The Answer

The structure of the 21st century economy means that it is simply impossible for organized labor to act as a guarantor of wage equality on the scale that it was in the blue heyday.

Things On the Up Down Under
Australia’s “Nimble” Economy

Australia has, it appears, been able to replace its raw materials with exports of another kind.

Privacy in the Tech Age
Can Lawmakers Crack the Encryption Puzzle?

As the high-profile battle between Apple and the FBI over access to a terrorist’s iPhone makes its way through the courts, Congress is starting to look for a middle ground.

A Hollow Treaty
The EU Can’t Keep Its Climate Promises

According to leaked texts, the EU doesn’t plan to update its climate goals as agreed in Paris, nor is it capable of the carbon reductions it promised.

Stunted Science
How Scientists Are Exaggerating the Threat of Ocean Acidification

Scientific journals are “biased” towards publishing doom-and-gloom climate studies, according to a new review.

Education Reform
Why Is Productivity Growth Slowing?

A J.P. Morgan study dramatically illustrates the failure of American educational institutions.

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