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generation Y
Parents Pitching in for Rent: What It Means

What to make of the fact that a significant number of 20-somethings are still financially dependent.

Trouble for Tehran
NYT: Trump’s Iran Policy Is Working

A dispatch from Tehran shows that Trump’s policy of stepping up the heat on Iran is causing problems for the Iranian government.

Settled Science
The Debate over Global Warming’s “Pause” Rages On

A new argument has erupted over an old, contentious climate study.

Pension Panic
California’s Pensions Expected to Miss Target Returns

For a state talking about Calexit and boasting about the vibrance of its economy and its non-Trumpian politics, the pensions crisis is a highly inconvenient reality.

Higher Education Watch
The Campus Left Grew More Radical During the Obama Years

Efforts to bar speakers from campus appear to be on the upswing.

Pipeline Politics
Trump Green-Lights Dakota Access Pipeline

Oil could start traveling the controversial project by June.

Survey Says
Most Europeans Oppose Muslim Immigration

A new Chatham House survey of ten European countries offers a sobering look at how widespread the public’s opposition to further Muslim immigration has become.

Jobs of the Future
Telework: The Miracle Cure

The end of nine-to-five office jobs would produce many social and economic benefits.

South China Sea Standoff
At Scarborough Shoal, Manila Expects the Unacceptable

The Philippine Defense Minister has drawn a red line at Scarborough Shoal, saying Manila anticipates but would not tolerate Chinese attempts to build there.

Crude Economics
Are Petrostates Happy With Oil Prices?

They may have to be.

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