the future of law
Why Did Harvard Scrap the LSAT?

What the prestigious law school’s decision says about changes in the American legal landscape.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Japan Mulls First-Strike Capability Against North Korea

After North Korea’s latest test, Japan is leaving all options on the table as it seeks to upgrade its own security posture.

Fuzzy Math
VW’s Diesel Dupe Could Kill

A new MIT study says VW’s cheating will lead to the premature deaths of 1,200 Europeans.

No Puppet
Still Waiting for Trump’s Russia Reset

The Trump administration is still toeing the line on Ukraine and calling out Russia for nefarious behavior.

Trump's agenda
Infrastructure Spending Will Be Hard for Democrats to #Resist

Trump’s best hope for a domestic policy victory.

Nuclear North Korea
China on North Korea: Don’t Blame Us

Beijing is deflecting blame for North Korea’s nuclear program, while antagonizing South Korea over THAAD.

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higher education
The Therapeutic University

How medicalized language and the therapeutic culture came to dominate Anglo-American institutions of higher education.

Fear the Airpocalypse
America Chokes on Asia’s Smog

Air pollution from India and China is making its way across the Pacific.

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Symbolic Speech
Those Three Little Words (No, Not “I Love You”)

To say, or not to say, “radical Islamic terrorism”—that is the question. Again.

campus speech wars
The Foundations of the Campus Free Speech Crisis

Jonathan Haidt explains the foundations of campus madness in a must-watch video.

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