Disenchantment
The Exorcist and the Electrician

The exodus from the ”enchanted garden” of medieval Catholicism was an important factor in the genesis of modernity.

Missionaries and the Middle East
Turkey Arrests American Pastor as Terrorist

There’s a Gülenist lurking behind every corner—and under every cassock.

Pop!
China Bubble Looking Ever More Ominous

IMF economists are chastising Xi’s economic team in uncharacteristically strident tones.

moving left
What Cuomo’s Free College Plan Won’t Fix

There are reasons to worry that a free college proposal in New York will take a stagnant higher education system and make it even worse.

Showmanship
Another PR Win for Trump

Ford’s decision to add U.S. jobs makes Trump look good, no matter how much credit he truly deserves for the move.

Obamacare Repeal
The GOP Takes a Hack at the Healthcare Gordian Knot

A screwed-up repeal of Obamacare is likely to have fewer political repercussions than passing it in the first place. Still, Republicans may soon wish they had taken a slower and steadier path to repeal and reform.

the perils of Trump
A Leftist Who Gets It

The real risk of the Trump presidency.

brave new world
Christmas Violence Forces Germany to Face Hard Truths

Like Japan, Germany is making moves that would have been unthinkable until recently. These are the costs of a fraying liberal world order.

Frack Baby Frack
Shocker: Shale Supports American Families

Here in the U.S., households in shale-rich regions are $1,900 better off per year as a result of fracking.

2017
The House GOP Fumbles

House GOP members backed down from a plan to “gut” the legislative body’s internal ethics office.

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