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2016
The (Bad) Ideas Election

Hillary’s answer to American discontent is a familiar litany of left-liberalism, while conservative scholars outline a post-Trump intellectual revival.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Duterte’s China Trip Keeps Washington On Its Toes

The Philippine president’s trip to China has both Washington and Beijing playing a guessing game.

Smart Spending?
Climate Fund Still Can’t Get Off the Ground

The Green Climate Fund is going to fall about $1.5 billion short of its spending goal this year.

Infrastructure for the Information Age
How to Improve Infrastructure Without Taxpayer Money

The information economy poses new challenges and requires different kinds of infrastructure. Privatization can help.

immigration nation
America’s 2016 Nobel Prize Winners in Sciences All Immigrants

But this suggests a different conclusion than many in the media are drawing.

Crude Economics
American Frackers Already Taking Advantage of OPEC’s Actions

The U.S. oil rig count is rising with oil prices.

A History Lesson
America’s Middle East Mistakes

A new book explains that being tough on Israel does not make it easier to work with the Arab states.

So Much for Peak Oil
At Long Last, Kashagan Comes Back Online

One of the world’s longest-running energy fiascos is finally exporting oil.

Rule by Fiat
Venezuela Supreme Court Stacks Cards in Maduro’s Favor

One should never underestimate what a determined authoritarian government, with its paws on the various levers of power, can achieve.

The China Bubble
China Takes Baby Steps to Restrain Housing Market

As some predict an imminent housing bubble, Beijing directs banks to rein in home loans.

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