Libyan Afterparty
U.S. Confirms: Haftar Is Moscow’s Man in Libya

America’s top general in Africa has confirmed that Russia is up to new tricks in Libya.

EDTECH
When Teachers Unions Go to Africa

As if holding back America’s schools wasn’t enough….

Pipeline Politics
At Long Last, Keystone Gets the Federal Green Light

Still, several hurdles remain for the beleaguered project.

Soft or Hard Landing
Next Stop: Grexit?

It feels like 2015 all over again.

the 45th president
How Will Trump Respond to Failure?

A more important question than whether the botched health bill passes the House.

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Thrillers
The Way We Live Now

George Walden’s “Tony Underwood” trilogy reveals truths only fiction can tell.

Red Tape
Regulations Aren’t Holding American Oil Back

Trump is ready to streamline energy regulations, but that won’t be a big help to oil companies’ bottom line.

He Said He Said
Protests Planned Against Medvedev

All corruption revelations are due to tactical leaking in Russia. So who’s out to get Dmitry Medvedev?

Nuclear Strategy
Nuke Upgrades Are Bad News for Russia

A technical fix to America’s aging warheads could raise tensions with Russia by undermining its nuclear deterrent.

K-12 Blues
Foreign Students Say U.S. High School Classes Are Absurdly Easy

Teenagers from abroad overwhelmingly think that American schools demand less of them than schools in their home countries.

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