In an unofficial referendum, 89 percent of Venetians voted for independence from Italy, citing tax complaints. The referendum was non-binding, but Venetians may have a better case for independence than Scotland.

Foreign firms are having trouble convincing top talent to settle down in smoggy Chinese cities. That spells big trouble for a country with global economic leadership ambitions.

Green pariah and insightful environmental thinker Bjorn Lomborg lays bare the hard truths of Germany’s turn towards renewable energy. Berlin’s failure will resonate for years, but there are still lessons to be learned from its mistakes.

Transparency and accessibility of quality schools are two of the biggest problems facing higher-ed today. Here’s how we can begin to address them.

Long-term trends pop the Malthusians’ overpopulation bubble. The population bomb is a dud.

WRM was on Fox Business earlier this week, talking about why liberals and conservatives both get it wrong when it comes to saving public pensions, and how ‘New Deal’ guarantees are obsolete. In case you missed it: Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

China’s Yingli Solar has been operating in the red for more than two years, and it doesn’t expect to turn a profit any time soon. Selling panels below cost may help the firm gain market share, but it isn’t a sustainable way of doing business.

Overprotective parents have destroyed childhood. The reason why has as much to do with consumerism as safety.

Democrats remain divided over the Keystone pipeline, giving President Obama yet another reason to kick the project’s approval past this year’s midterm elections.

Fusion is the Brazil of energy: full of promise, but whose day in the sun is perpetually 30 years away. However, a recent breakthrough at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has reignited hopes for the world’s grandest energy pipe dream.