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Authoritarianism
Demonizing Democracy

Today’s authoritarians are just as threatened by pluralism and dissenting ideas as the single-party states that preceded them.

Green Schemes
Scientists Warn Against Fuzzy EU Carbon Math

Impending changes to forestry rules could conceal “300 million tons of carbon dioxide every year,” researchers say.

Navigating NIMBYs
Oregon Takes On Soaring Home Prices

Oregon legislators have taken a step to break NIMBY power over housing development.

Shake Rattle and Oil
The Link Between Fracking and Earthquakes Is Becoming Clearer

But Oklahoma’s seismic problems aren’t shared by the rest of the country’s shale formations.

Crude Economics
OPEC’s Output Cut Is Rotting from Within

And it’s (almost) all Libya’s fault. It’s a bad time to be a petrostate.

Ich Spy
Shocker: Germany Snooped on U.S.

The hypocrisy of Germany’s outrage to NSA spying is laid bare once more.

Scientific Method
Optimistic Renewables Study Gets a Reality Check

And it’s sparked an acrimonious debate amongst scientists in the process.

A Messy Divorce
On Brexit’s Anniversary, Brussels Rebuffs May

A year after the referendum, the path forward on Brexit looks murkier than ever.

Death of a Generation
IEA Official Says Green Goals Doomed Without Nuclear

Environmentalists, take note.

American Balkanization
California’s Soft Secession

The Golden States’s self-righteous “travel ban” sets a dangerous and destructive precedent.

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