Sour Spot
Will Trump End Our Biofuel Boondoggle…or Double Down on It?

Our biofuel mandates are a policy disaster. Can the Trump Administration fix them? Does it even want to?

Pension Panic
Kentucky Is Stuck Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Its pensions crisis is worse than was thought, and it was already thought to be the worst in the country.

Shock Therapy
India’s Black Money Crackdown Backfires

So far, Modi’s crackdown on India’s “black money” is hitting poor and middle class Indians the hardest.

drifting left
California Doubles Down on Blue

But the state’s 39 million residents would be better served by having two competitive parties offering serious solutions.

Cyber Insecurity
The Crimes of the Future Are Already Here

A ransomware attack on San Francisco’s light rail system is a wake-up call about our vulnerabilities to cyber threats.

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Russia and the West
How Did It Come to This?

Four roots of the current crisis in Western relations with Russia.

#trudeaueulogies
Hashtag Deters Gasbag

A good reminder that however well radical chic plays in liberal enclaves, it doesn’t work well with the public at large.

Syrian Civil War
Aleppo Teeters on the Brink

Assad’s forces have recaptured a third of the rebel stronghold, in what could be a major turning point.

institutions and legitimacy
Social Science Neglects Big Questions

Western academics should be asking deeper, more difficult-to-answer questions about human behavior.

Trouble in the Heartland
Millenials Abandon China’s Rust Belt

China’s industrial heartland is facing a serious case of brain drain.

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