News Analysis
Hail Shale
The US Keeps Getting Greener

We’re growing greener, and it’s all thanks to fracking.

Diesel Disaster
Brussels Warns Britain over Smoggy Skies

Good thing Brexit is in the wings, right?

Risky Business
China Expands Footprint in Cuba

As Beijing’s bets in Venezuela go south, China appears to be stepping up its investments and business dealings in Cuba.

Burden Sharing
Mattis Asks NATO to Pay Up

At a closed-door meeting in Brussels, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis asked NATO allies to pay their fair share for defense.

the cabinet
The Irony of Andrew Puzder

The real reason Trump’s pick for Labor Secretary went down.

Religion and Pluralism
Americans Warm Up to Religious Groups

For some, recent data will fly in the face of their preferred narratives.

Higher Education Watch
GOP Goes After Tenure

Attacking foul-mouthed tenured radicals who try to turn their classrooms into indoctrination shops is politically popular, but comprehensively reforming public higher education systems is more important.

Game of Thrones
Resetting the Thai Relationship?

As Thailand’s new King oversees a complex transition, is a reboot with the U.S. in the cards?

blue model decay
Study Illuminates Workings of Teacher Pension Ponzi Scheme

Why do teachers lobby for, and why do legislators acquiesce to, a system that undermines the interests of so many teachers?

Delhi's Pollution Problem
Coal Is Choking India

India is taking China’s crown as the world’s worst polluter of air.

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