News Analysis
Enviro-Mental
How Anti-GMO Activists Hurt the World’s Poorest

Anti-GMO activism could cost the developing world $1.5 trillion by 2050, according to a new report.

Europe's Putin Problem
Soros: Putin Bigger Threat Than ISIS

Putin wants a weak and divided Europe.

PC Campus Culture
The Problem Starts Before College

Some students get to college already primed for the political correctness typical of today’s leftwing campus politics.

Ceasefire
Follyanna? A Coda

The deal negotiated by Secretary Kerry is a rotten one. And he now has no choice but to pursue it, on terms he cannot control.

Old King Coal
Czech Investors See a Future for Coal in Germany

German coal assets are attracting the attention of Czech investors who understand the green-minded country still needs the fossil fuel.

The Great Blue Migration
Middle Class Families Flee the Golden State

The biggest, bluest states in the country are struggling to hold on to their middle class residents.

The European Immigration Crisis
A Turning-Point in the Refugee Crisis?

New NATO initiative is slapdash and made up on the fly—but it contains a very important detail.

America And Southeast Asia
Indonesia Invites Foreign Investment

The U.S. wants to see more a strong, prosperous Indonesia—not least for the part it could play in helping to challenge China’s regional ambitions.

Arms Race in Asia
U.S. to Dock Stealth Destroyers in Japan

The move by the U.S. is a reminder to China of the sophistication of U.S. weapons systems.

Crime and Punishment
Misconceptions on Mass Incarceration

Sec. Clinton is taking a beating from the civil rights left over her strong support for the 1994 crime bill. But it probably had relatively little impact on America’s prison population.

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