News Analysis
In-Eco-Quality
The Luxury of Renewables

Advocates warn that poor households share few of the benefits and too many of the costs of renewable subsidy schemes.

race and admissions
Affirmative Action on the Brink

Focusing narrowly on race in admissions ignores broader injustices in American higher education.

Far-Right Rising
The Globalization of the Right?

As Marion Le Pen pitches US-style rightwing politics in Europe, Donald Trump pitches European-style rightwing politics in the US.

Battle for Ukraine
DC Exports Corruption

Our nation’s capital is full of lobbyists, influence peddlers, and kids trying to glom onto their more talented parents’ success.

Smart Green Policy
Fighting Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Here’s a smart goal for green activists: target the problem of fuel subsidies in developing countries.

Islamism and Modernity
Ben Sasse Shows How to Talk About Radical Islam

Insisting that Islam doesn’t really matter (or is just a flag of convenience for crazies) hasn’t been working, at home or abroad. Perhaps it’s time to try something different.

After the Nuke Deal
Clinton, Kennedy Protest Inaction on Iran Missile Test

President Obama’s approach may empower hardliners rather than weaken them.

Venezuela on the Brink
Violence in Venezuela May Follow Opposition Victory

The victory is certainly good news in some ways, but the risk of violence breaking out is real.

Higher Education Watch
As Adjuncts Proliferate, University Presidents See Rising Paychecks

There is exploitation at U.S. universities—just not in the way that the campus Jacobins may think.

Let's Not Make a Deal
Paris Climate Summit on the Rocks

A binding climate deal was never in the cards for Paris, but negotiators are struggling to find any kind of consensus whatsoever.

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