News Analysis
Internet Warfare
Going on the Cyber Offensive

NSA Director Admiral Michael Rogers says defenses alone aren’t enough—we need a stronger means of deterring hackers.

Frack Alack
Why Shale Fails Abroad

No one is close to catching up to the American shale boom. Here’s why.

Natural Disaster
Europe Fears Tomorrow’s Eclipse

Solar-crazed Europe will be darkened by a near-total eclipse tomorrow. How will its energy grid fare?

Bankrupt Health Care
VA Boondoggle to Cost $1.73 Billion

A new VA hospital is behind schedule and five times over budget—to the tune of $1.73 billion. How’s that for efficient, government-run health care?

Israeli Elections
Were the Settlers the Biggest Losers?

Israel’s new parliament will have fewer settlers than the last one did—which may mitigate any cool-down in the relationship between Washington and Jerusalem.

OPEC Beware
Fear the Fracklog!

American shale producers are drilling but not yet fracking a growing number of wells. This “fracklog” should worry the world’s petrostates.

Desired No More
Voters Abandon Streetcar in Arlington

A dramatic reversal on a streetcar project in Arlington, VA should warn other cities, and the federal government, off these projects. Yet many are still pushing ahead.

Greeks Bearing Debts
Temperatures Rise Ahead of Euro Summit

Greece passed an expensive ‘humanitarian bill’ with a hefty price tag, even as its government is mired in a severe cash crunch. The EU is livid.

A Blow to Tunisia's Economy
Barbarism at the Bardo

Yesterday’s attack in Tunis is a serious setback to the only country that has emerged from the Arab Spring better off than it was before.

the pluck of the irish
Ireland Enters Nationwide Recovery

With foreign investment landing outside of Dublin, Ireland’s impressive recovery is spreading to more people.

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