political reform
The Extinction of Palo Alto?

Residents of the wealthy community pull up the ladder for people trying to move in.

Crisis in Ukraine
Putin Throws Down the Gauntlet

With tensions rising, Putin appears to want to scrap Minsk 2 and work out a plan for Ukraine directly with the West, without Kyiv present at the talks.

It's the ethnicity stupid...
Burundian President’s Henchman Fêted in…Canada

Pierre Nkurunziza’s spokesman slammed “biased” media reports and downplayed the killing of Tutsis before a mostly Hutu audience in Quebec City.

Aftermath
Little Meat in Turkey-Russia Rapprochement

But this doesn’t mean the meeting was a failure. Far from it.

Slow Motion Divorce
EU-Turkey Migrant Deal on the Ropes

But the question that has started dawning on some people is: is the deal necessary in the first place?

The Fog of War
Will the Russians Try Another Land Grab in Ukraine?

Maybe. But the Kremlin stands to gain a lot more by staying put, at least for the time being.

Pivot to Russia
Erdogan to Meet Putin in St. Petersburg Tomorrow

Will the summit feature Ankara breaking from the West in a spectacular way? Probably not. But the meeting will still be consequential.

Between Ambition and Despair
Medvedev to Struggling Teachers: Get a Job

The Russian Prime Minister has been giving politically tone-deaf advice to citizens lately. What’s on his mind?

Je Ne Regrette Rien
Boohooing Over Brexit?

Not quite, recent polls suggest.

cause and effect
A Dubious Defense of the Blue Model

‘Wealthy coastal states tend to vote for Democrats. Therefore, Democratic economic policies are superior.’ If this reasoning sounds fallacious, that’s because it is.

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