Crude Economics
Saudis Are the Oil Market’s Biggest Losers

Riyadh is effectively ceding market share directly to US frackers.

travails of Trumpcare
On Healthcare, GOP Should Think Long-Term

The GOP Congressional caucus is in chaos as it tries to ram through Obamacare repeal.

Survey Says
The Cuban Revolution Is Over

But the dictatorship lives on.

The North American Energy Boom
Canada’s Oil Sands Looking Like a Smart Bet

Existing Albertan oil sands operations are poised for big growth in the coming years.

Kleptocracy Watch
Dirty Foreign Money’s Existential Threat to Democracy

Cultivating corrupt political proxies in order to sow chaos in the West is a game as old as the Comintern itself. But a set of technological, social, political, and above all financial innovations have made the old playbook much more effective.

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The Retirement Tangle

Legislators should fundamentally rethink how the government can best encourage retirement planning and saving in a 21st century economy defined by job-hopping and gig work.

Sunni Delight
Israel Strikes Again in Syria

Israel’s latest strikes against Hezbollah are likely to be cheered by the Sunnis.

Burn Baby Burn
GOP Tax Cut Shows Why Administrative State Needs Pruning

But zealots who want to burn down the whole administrative state have it wrong.

European Disunion
Europe Is Eroding from the South

The most serious challenge to the European project is not in the Netherlands or France.

Brexit
Brits Like the EU. Immigration, Not So Much

A new survey shows that there’s a lot of commonality between “Remain” and “Leave” voters.

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