News Analysis
Money and Politics
Congress Guts Campaign Finance Rules—and That’s a Good Thing

The measure may help Republicans in the short term, but the Republic as a whole in the long run.

Countering Putin
Western Power Pushes Back

The West is pushing back against Russia by establishing the credible threat of force in the form of ground forces, European missile defense, and even nukes.

Guns in America
Race and Public Opinion on Gun Rights

The number of African Americans who think that guns are an effective way to protect oneself has doubled in the past two years. Could recent events be a factor?

U.S. Aid
A Billion For Ukraine

Every little helps, but Ukraine’s financial woes run very, very deep, and it will take a sustained effort to turn things around.

ACA Fail Fractal
The Medicaid Expansion’s Other Shoe Drops

A new study predicts Medicaid reimbursements will see a 42.8 percent average drop—which means many doctors won’t take new patients created by the Medicaid expansion.

The Fracas in Caracas
Congress Approves Venezuela Sanctions

Maduro and his henchmen are evil, as well as buffoonish. But is this the best way to handle them?

From Assad to Worse
Heightening the Contradictions in Syria

ISIS and the Assad regime fight each other far less than they do the moderates, statistics show.

New Cities
America Ditches the Suburbs, Kind Of

Urbanization is picking up, but that doesn’t mean suburban-style sprawl is going away. Many newly popular cities are low-density.

Drill Baby Drill
Crude Remains Saudi’s Lifeblood

Saudi Arabia’s climate negotiator is talking of big changes at UN talks in Lima, but let’s not kid ourselves: crude is still the name of the game in Riyadh.

Emissions Attrition
Methane Leakage on the Mend

A new report finds that methane leaks from natural gas drilling operations are falling.

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