News Analysis
Age of Abe
Abe Tightens His Grip

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks determined to play the long game, after a rules change that could allow him to stay in power until 2021.

Liberal Education
Cause for Hope at Middlebury

Fifty professors at Middlebury have signed onto an unequivocal and eloquent defense of liberal education. We hope more will join them.

Dutch Election Watch
Is Wilders Experiencing A Trump Slump?

Geert Wilders, the populist provocateur who has long topped the polls for the Netherlands’ parliamentary race, appears to be slipping ahead of the election next week.

Blue Model Blues
NYT Highlights Teacher Pension Ponzi Scheme

Unreformed blue model governance is harming taxpayers, teachers and students.

Testing Testing
American Adversaries Test Trump

Sensing disarray in Washington, American opponents around the world are taking the opportunity to probe Trump for weaknesses.

attention Jeff Sessions
How the Obama DOJ Killed an Open Education Effort at Berkeley

In an effort to expand access to Berkeley’s educational resources, the DOJ ended up eliminating access for non-students.

The Art of the Deal
Trump Wants Bilateral Trade Talks with Berlin

President Trump’s top trade adviser Peter Navarro, no stranger to criticism of Germany, today called for bilateral talks with Berlin to address its trade imbalance.

Enviro-Mental
Will Trump Make Greens Smarter?

Environmentalists are now having to couch their arguments in economic terms.

MSM watch
The Anti-Hate Group That Jumped the Shark

Thanks to their uncritical reliance on the Southern Poverty Law Center, the mainstream media labels Charles Murray and other decent people as bigots.

Things Fall Apart
Report: Nigeria Rejected British Offer to Rescue 300 Schoolgirls from Boko Haram

The 195 girls who remain missing today reportedly live in conditions of forced marriage, rape, and torture.

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