Religion and Pluralism
Americans Warm Up to Religious Groups

For some, recent data will fly in the face of their preferred narratives.

Higher Education Watch
GOP Goes After Tenure

Attacking foul-mouthed tenured radicals who try to turn their classrooms into indoctrination shops is politically popular, but comprehensively reforming public higher education systems is more important.

Game of Thrones
Resetting the Thai Relationship?

As Thailand’s new King oversees a complex transition, is a reboot with the U.S. in the cards?

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International Order
Trump and Russia: Confusion at the Top

The Trump Administration’s Russia policy is already working against U.S. interests. It’s time to show Putin that he can’t revise the international order.

blue model decay
Study Illuminates Workings of Teacher Pension Ponzi Scheme

Why do teachers lobby for, and why do legislators acquiesce to, a system that undermines the interests of so many teachers?

Delhi's Pollution Problem
Coal Is Choking India

India is taking China’s crown as the world’s worst polluter of air.

Missile Malice
Russians Violate Missile Treaty (Again)

Russia’s missile deployment is a troubling development, but the groundwork was laid long before Trump.

Missile Diplomacy
After Nork Test, Trump Backs Allies

North Korea’s missile launch on Sunday provided an early test of how President Trump will approach one of Washington’s most unpredictable foes.

ACA Agonistes
Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, Healthcare Edition

The party that owns the status quo owns a wretched mess that it cannot actually fix.

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National Insecurity
A European Nuclear Deterrent?

The age of Trump has some European states looking at the possibility of extending their own nuclear umbrella. Could they do it?

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