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the Supremes
Nuke the Filibuster to Save the Supreme Court

A nuclear response would be necessary to save the Supreme Court as an institution.

Asia's Game of Thrones
China’s Spratly Bases Ready For Action

More wages from Obama’s vaunted Pivot to Asia.

Golden State Blues
California’s Housing Market is a Disaster for Millennials

California’s high-end housing market is one of the most attractive for America’s rich. The market for starter homes? Not so much.

good causes & bad advocates
Murray Fact-Checks the SPLC

The organization’s reckless and misleading use of its imprimatur is poisonous for public debate.

Enviro-Mental
EU Narrowly Avoids Major GMO Mistake

Members failed to produce enough votes to block the cultivation of two new GM crops.

Merkelmentum?
Merkel Deals Schulz A Setback

Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats defied pollsters’ predictions on Sunday, trouncing Martin Schulz’s Social Democrats in a closely watched election in Saarland.

"Peak" Oil?
New Crude Found in UK Waters

The UK may have just found its biggest new reserve of offshore crude this century.

Land of the Rising Gun
Abe Builds Momentum for First-Strike Capability

Shinzo Abe is not letting the North Korean crisis go to waste.

Recovery?
The Engine of American Prosperity Still Sputters

The Obama Recovery didn’t do much for the housing sector.

Suburbanization
New Urbanists Take It on the Chin

Will we see a third ring of suburbs?

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