News Analysis
India à la Modi
Modi Defies His Critics After Bullish Growth Forecast

India’s surprisingly upbeat growth forecast after the controversial cash ban gives Modi a winning line against his opponents.

law and order
Pundits Too Pat on Trump and Crime

An economist offers one possible reason law-and-order sentiment has jumped even as crime remains low.

No Puppet
Team Trump at the UN: Still Not Russian Patsies

The U.S. and Russia are once again clashing in the Security Council, with UN Ambassador Nikki Haley laying into Russia for vetoing a resolution to sanction Syria for its use of chemical weapons.

Settled Science
Study Says Climate Change Is Making Snow Melt Slower

Another day, another surprising new study about climate science.

Libyan Afterparty
Russia Plays Power Broker in Libya

Moscow is courting Washington’s support for the Libyan general fighting the UN-backed government.

Trump and Circumstance
Live-Blogging Trump’s Address To Congress [CLOSED]

WRM, staff, and friends of TAI live-blogged President Donald J. Trump’s address to Congress and the nation.

creative destruction
The BigLaw Massacre Approaches

Bad news for lawyers gunning for jobs sorting through documents at big firms.

campus speech wars
A Campus Free Speech Case Study Emerges In Vermont

Middlebury College is gearing up for a test of its commitment to open discourse and free speech this week, when political scientist Charles Murray visits campus on Thursday.

Straight Talk
Former Ambassador to China Unloads on Obama

The former ambassador in Beijing has laid bare the failures of Obama’s China policy. But does Trump offer a better way forward?

China's New Chapter
Hill Gets Steeper For China’s Manufacturing Economy

China’s middle class foundations are facing the same pressures America’s did in the second half of the twentieth century.

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