News Analysis
When Sherman Took Atlanta
"You Might As Well Appeal Against the Thunder-Storm"

150 years ago today, the Confederacy’s fate was sealed.

The Gathering Storm
Is The "Sleeping Giant" Beginning To Stir?

A new Pew Poll suggests Americans are waking up to the dangers abroad.

Paper of Record?
Grey Lady on Rotherham: Your Bias Is Showing

The NYT’s coverage of Rotherham left out a crucial angle: religion. All publications have bias, but when that bias prevents you from recording key facts, you’ve failed your readers.

China and its neighbors
Shinzo Abe and Narendra Modi: Friends ’Til the End

Indian PM Modi and Japanese PM Abe met in Kyoto to cement the two countries’ alliance in ways that China will not be happy to see: defense cooperation, a nuclear deal, and mutually beneficial infrastructural projects.

the new world disorder
The Terrorists Didn’t Take a Holiday

The weekend report on that global war Obama said was over: more terror attacks in the Middle East and Africa.

Uber Alles? Nein!
German Court Bans Uber for Entire Country

A regional German court has banned Uber in the entire country for falling afoul of licensing requirements. But the debate over Uber has much wider implications for whether the West will embrace or resist the benefits of technological change.

Pakistan
A Dictatorship in Drag

Pakistan is and has been for many years a dictatorship in drag. The military and intelligence establishment actually run the country but prefer to mask their control with a veneer of civilian rule.

A Thousand Little Revolutions
Ukraine’s Real Problem: Rampant Corruption

Putin is only the most obvious threat to Ukraine’s future. Corruption is an even bigger problem.

Ukraine Meltdown
Putin Plows on as West Watches

Yet again, Putin looks to have blown past Western ‘smart diplomats’ with his latest moves in Ukraine.

UKIP If You Want To
Tory MP Shocks Westminster with Switch to UKIP

A well-regarded young libertarian MP shocks the British establishment.

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