News Analysis
Waging War Against Pollution
Chinese Stagnation Begets Green Progress

Shuttered industry is helping to clear China’s smoggy skies. Will greens declare this a triumph?

Uber Regulated
Three’s Company: Uber, De Blasio, and Yellow Cab

Politicians proposing policies that restrain the sharing economy will find those policies a hard sell to a younger demographic that simply has new preferences.

Live From DC
UPDATE: Watch Walter Russell Mead in Dialogue with Sen. John McCain

At 11:45, WRM will be live with Sen. McCain for a discussion of Iran, ISIS, China, and much more.

Nuclear Deal Fallout
Sanctions-Free Iran Both Opportunity and Threat to Russia

Russian gas firms are eying investments in Iranian projects as a way to protect their market share in Europe.

Lawyer Glut
Signs of a Law School Turnaround

Applications to law school may be creeping back up, but the legal profession will likely never be the automatic ticket to a middle class life it once was.

Blue For Who?
The Cost of a Minimum Wage Raise

Already LA’s minimum wage increase is threatening to suppress jobs and push companies out of the city. Some policies—even well-intentioned ones—tend not to work, and a high minimum wage is one of them.

False Green Prophet?
What’s Dirtier Than Coal and Is Gaining Popularity in China?

Beijing’s growing appetite for a particularly dirty fossil fuel puts paid to the notion that it’s the world’s newest green paragon.

After the Bailout
Poles Suddenly Far Less Interested in Joining Euro

The Polish general election campaign takes an anti-euro turn.

Crude Economics
What Does Cheap Oil Mean for the US Economy?

Bargain crude was supposed to be a net positive for the U.S. economy, but so far it’s hurt GDP. Is that about to change?

The Fight for the Indian Economy
Modi’s Reform Stumbles Continue

Mere days after Modi bowed out of the fight to reform India’s land law, a company cancelled its plans to build a massive, job-creating steel plant. This doesn’t look good for India’s aspirations to be a major world power.

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