Europe is struggling to respond to a flood of migrants coming from Africa, while the U.S. has seen a spike in the number of unaccompanied children crossing its border. As tragic as these stories are, nations do have the right and the duty to patrol their borders.

Rabid greens have transformed Germany from an innovator into a laggard. Emotional environmental biases are stifling the pursuit of cutting edge technology.

Venezuelan prostitutes have been moonlighting as currency traders recently. The former job is legal in Venezuela, but the latter isn’t.

Teachers’ unions suffered a setback today in California: An LA court ruled that the state’s teacher tenure regulations are unconstitutional.

America’s renewed energy security has huge geopolitical implications, and it’s all thanks to the shale boom.

The FDA is enforcing a law that would ban artisanal cheese aged on wooden boards. The nanny state madness is reaching new heights.

The Greater Middle East is significantly closer to total meltdown this week, with still no indication from the White House that it has any coherent strategy for the region.

Even though an increasing number of VA hospitals were shown to be failing, according to a scoring system set up in 2011, the VA suspended visits to its facilities. You can’t trust bureaucratic organizations to ensure good care.

Georgia Tech’s online master’s program in computer science has gotten good marks from students at the end of its first year. It could lead the way into new era of partnerships between MOOC providers and universities.

Alternatives to the mainstream health care insurance market exist and deserve more attention than they are getting. They can help control costs and build up social capital.