South Africa Showdown
Zuma Puts Down Party Revolt

A bleak sign for the future of South Africa and the ANC.

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The Doctor Is In
The Path to Real Health Care Reform

Four pillars for transforming health care delivery.

Trade War
Will Trump Be Remembered as the Champion of US Solar?

A trade war with China could pique the White House’s interest in the renewable energy source.

Hope and Change
Will Macron’s Movement Win an Absolute Parliamentary Majority?

Everyone who wishes the West well should be pulling for him—and France.

bureaucratic bloat
Why Higher Education Is Stagnating

Expanding layers of bureaucracy make higher education cost more and more without improving the quality of thinking or breadth of knowledge among graduates.

How do you solve a problem like Korea?
U.S. and South Korea Split Over Missile Defense

Signs of discord between Seoul and Washington are surfacing just when a united front is most needed.

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Amateur Hour
The Back Channel Delusion

Back channels have been put to good use in the past, but they are not tools for the naive.

Market Failure
Everywhere You Look, Carbon Markets Are a Bust

Economists warn that carbon prices are too low to change behavior.

Future Tech Watch
China Accelerates A.I. Ambitions

Could China overtake the United States in shaping the future of artificial intelligence?

media bias
If This Were a Republican Problem, You Couldn’t Keep the Press Away

The New York Post has an eyebrow-raising report on a scandal you probably haven’t heard about.

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