News Analysis
The Fight for the Indian Economy
Northern India Suffers High Unemployment

A recent civil service job posting for a few hundred tea boys and night guards attracted 2.32 million applicants.

Land of the Rising Gun
Japan’s Remilitarization is Official

The Japanese Parliament voted in favor of a historic measure to reauthorize overseas military activity on Friday.

Europe & Syria
Waking Up?

Die Welt‘s Washington bureau chief lays out some uncomfortable truths for his German audience about the connection with foreign policy passivity and the migrant crisis convulsing the continent.

American Power
Decline that Never Quite Becomes a Fall

The Fed’s decision not to hike interest rates just goes to show: the G-1 is still holding the switch on which the global economy depends.

Limping to Paris
EU Stakes Out Climate Summit Position

The EU found consensus on its negotiating position for December’s climate talks, but not before making concession to coal-dependent Poland.

the papal visit
The White House’s Childish Dig at the Pope

The White House’s decision to invite controversial guests to the Papal welcoming is behavior you’d expect to see from middle school students rather than the head of state of a serious country.

Syria Policy Fail
The Fig Leaf Falls from U.S. Syria Strategy

It’s impossible for the White House to pretend anymore that America’s current Syria strategy is anything but a ruin. But will it change course?

heterodox academy
Saving the Academy from Itself

A new website called Heterodox Academy aims to address the lack of viewpoint diversity in academia, which leads to poorer quality scholarship.

Pension Meltdown
Teachers’ Pensions Deserve Detention

Teachers pension systems disadvantage youngsters to the benefit of oldsters. It might be time for a change.

The European Immigration Crisis
Cascading Border Closures Rock Europe

Is this the end of Schengen?

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