Political Economy
Housing Market Picks Up Steam

If America’s economic momentum persists, Trump may once again prove harder to stop than his opponents imagine.

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Higher Ed Bubble
The Meaning of Middlebury

Why the cultivation of the mind is at odds with “passion” and “engagement.”

Reforming China
Even the Chinese Concede: Xi’s Reforms Aren’t Working

Even a Chinese state think tank speaks the ugly truth.

Higher Ed Shake Up
More of the Education World Should Look Like This

Ten months of code camp beats four years of ‘business communications’.

Middle East Aflame
Why Trump May Escalate in Yemen

General Mattis wants an early chance to roll back Iranian gains in the region, and despite the risks, Yemen seems like a tempting place to start.

Development in Africa
Growth Expectations Stir Unrest in Ivory Coast

Events in Ivory Coast remind us that rising expectations produce more revolutions than poverty.

Unenforceable
The Paris Climate Treaty Is Already Failing

Shocker! Who could have imagined?

Security of Supply
What Trump’s “Energy Independence” Order Means

Not much, it turns out.

fighting the future
Blue Model Devours Italian Innovation

Some creative Italians have found a way to beat their country’s job-destroying Euro woes—and the powers that be have immediately organized to crush it.

the Supremes
Nuke the Filibuster to Save the Supreme Court

A nuclear response would be necessary to save the Supreme Court as an institution.

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