News Analysis
A Stronger North America
Swapping Crude with Mexico a Rare Win/Win

America’s move to trade different crude oil varieties with Mexico isn’t just efficient, it’s eco-friendly.

Bye-bye Blue
Big Japanese IPO Signals Blue Demise

Even in the Land of the Rising Sun, it’s now well-understood that the blue model can’t support a twenty-first century economy.

The Evolution of Erdogan
Turkish Govt. to Charge Kurdish Party Chief

The AKP appears be playing hardball before the new elections.

Enviro-Mental
Biofuel Boondoggle Threatens “Severe Economic Harm”

A new study warns of biofuel’s insidious and widespread ripple effects throughout the American economy.

$15 Minimum
Cuomo Moves to Destroy Upstate New York Economy

A $15 minimum wage sends a clear message to business: Sell New York bonds, stop hiring poor people, and see what you can do to move your company to a more welcoming state.

Chasing Shale
Support Swells for British Fracking

Political support for British fracking is crossing party lines. Is the UK finally ready to frack?

Blue Model Blues
Obama Doubles Down on Free Community College

As his second term wanes, President Obama seems to be making subsidized community college one of his foremost domestic priorities.

Iran and Russia
Clinton Tacks to the Right of President Obama on Foreign Policy

She doesn’t trust Iran, and thinks we should be harder on Putin.

Frack Alack
Shale Stumbles Abroad

The rest of the world is struggling to replicate America’s extraordinary success with shale oil and gas.

Europe's Great Wave
Europe’s Refugee Crisis Is Also a Migrant Crisis

It’s not an either/or.

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