News Analysis
A Messy Divorce
The UK’s Brexit Hand Gets Weaker

Theresa May’s concessions on Brexit are not enough for her European counterparts—and could be too much for the diehard Leavers.

State of the Union
Income Gap Narrows as Culture Gap Widens

The past four years marked a period of unusually egalitarian economic growth and unusually intense cultural conflict.

Future Energy
Is Coal Done Growing in China?

Air quality concerns are putting a limit on coal’s potential to grow in its most important market: China.

More of the Same?
Brussels Spins New Refugee Policy

The EU has a new plan to resettle 50,000 more refugees. It probably won’t fare much better than the last one.

Vision 2030
Saudi Women in the Driver’s Seat at Last

Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive. It’s a real leap for women, but only one very small step for broader reform.

Rising Sun
Subsidy-Free Solar?

What a new UK solar farm means for the global solar industry:

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KRGexit
Who’s Afraid of an Independent Kurdistan?

Pretty much everyone: Iraqi Kurdistan’s neighbors threaten devastating responses as Kurds head to the polls.

higher ed in turmoil
Illiberalism Is Expensive

An NYT op-ed proposes that rioters ought to be granted control over what events may and may not be held on college campuses.

Oh Snap
Japan’s Abe Triggers Early Elections

Is Shinzo Abe repeating the mistakes of Theresa May?

Setting Sun
America Prepares for the Year’s Second Solar Eclipse

President Trump now has the option to levy import tariffs on solar panels that caused “serious injury” to U.S. producers.

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