The Democratic Party may be overconfident in the popularity of its current policy agenda and the durability of the coalition it has constructed.

France’s requested reforms, due to be presented at Friday’s emergency meeting of EU ministers, fall well short of solving Schengen’s problems. And the EU is unlikely to even accept all of them.

At least, so says a top Turkish official. We’re still awaiting word from the Greeks.

It’s not just stagnating cities in states like California or Illinois that are running into pension troubles.

Persecution doesn’t happen to be good strategy.

Shale gas—not wind or solar energy—is responsible for America’s energy-related emissions drop in recent years.

France’s decision to invoke the EU treaty rather than the NATO one isn’t really about military commitments. Rather, it’s a very canny bit of political maneuvering from Paris.

Senator Chuck Schumer may be breaking with the White House on Syrian refugee resettlement.

American frackers secured more financing from lenders than expected during routine readjustments this week.

The conveniently-timed announcement came hours before Putin happily agreed to help France attack ISIS.