News Analysis
Crimea as Precedent
Hungarian Fascists Want A Piece of Ukraine Too

The unrest in Ukraine has encouraged Hungarian neo-fascists to publicly call for the annexation of Transcarpathia, citing Crimea as precedent. Putin is a role-model to far right politicians across Europe.

Thailand In Turmoil
Court Moves to Impeach Thai PM Over Rice Scheme

Enemies of Thailand’s Prime Minister are preparing to impeach her over the government’s allegedly corrupt and ruinously expensive rice subsidy program. But the PM’s supporters won’t let her go without a fight.

Weekly Roundup
Tunisia's Angel Investor, China's Face Mask Fail, and the Danger of Drinking Tea

Good evening, readers! We trust you’ve enjoyed your weekend, and that you’ve spent some time thinking up suitably devious pranks for Tuesday’s April Fool’s Day. While you gear up for the week ahead, take the time to look back on some of the stories you may have missed over the week behind:

Outbreak in Africa
Ebola Infects Guinea’s Capital

Ebola is as terrifying as it is deadly, and officials have now confirmed its presence in Guinea’s capital of Conakry.

BNB P2P
Airbnb and the Real World

Airbnb is one of many new service providers running afoul of the status quo in blue model cities. The company has dredged up some interesting data in its defense.

Department of Bad Ideas
Regulatory Roadblock For Online Ed

The Department of Education must be nostalgic for defunct regulations. If it reinstates the requirement that states authorize all online programs that enroll students within their borders, students will suffer.

Not Time Served
Students Seeking Skills, Not Degrees

In a rare sign of sanity in higher education, students are doing an end run on the ‘time served’ model of degree attainment at colleges, and instead are attending university in order to pick up only the skills they need.

"Democracy" in Egypt
Egyptian Military Tortures, Abuses Teenage Prisoners

Repression and tolerance follow each other in cycles in Egypt. Now is a particularly brutal time of torture and violence.

Battle for Ukraine
U.S. Fracking To Europe’s Rescue

The EU may start using the prospect of hydrocarbon imports from North America as leverage in the conflict over the Crimea. The economic dynamism of the American people often rescues us from our worst global blunders.

WRM in WSJ
Obama: Peace and Prosperity At No Cost to You

President Obama wants to transform the world while saving money and reducing overseas commitments. He can’t have it both ways.

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