News Analysis
Wrong Target
Easy Come, Easy Go

Obamacare is nowhere near as successful as some of its supporters claim, and coverage attrition is the latest sign of that.

The New Economy
Playboy Nudes Go Bust

It’s an old story: Playboy is the latest 20th-century corporation forced to radically change its business model in response to 21st-century digital upstarts.

South China Sea Standoff
Japan to Be a Permanent Participant in Naval Exercises

Recent developments indicate that the United States and its Asian allies are increasing their military cooperation. Will Beijing blink?

The Third Intifada?
Israeli Requests for Gun Permits Soar

The diffused, random attacks have sent requests for personal defense weapons up by double digit percentages.

Crude Economics
Adapting to the New Oil Reality

The IEA expects low crude prices to last through 2016. That could spell trouble for petrostates facing budget shortfalls.

live-and-let-die
Life and Death Lunacy in the Golden State

Two weeks after signing an assisted suicide bill, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a bill that would have given terminally ill patients access to experimental drugs that could save their lives.

China's Bubble
More Bad Economic Signs for China

Chinese imports are down. The longer China stumbles, the more instability we can expect worldwide.

The Enemy of My Enemy
Russian Airstrikes Push Sunni Rebels Together

One of the great risks of the current Russian-Iranian advance in the Middle East is that it will make Sunni radical groups look more acceptable to their coreligionists.

Death by Green
California Governor Weakens State Pension Funds

CalPERS and CalSTRS, the two biggest pension funds in the U.S., are being forced to divest from any company whose primary profits are related to the mining or use of coal. That’s likely to hurt their already battered bottom line.

Observed
Happy Columbus Day

There is a long history of celebrating the European discovery of the Americas, both inside and outside of the United States.

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