Methane Malaise
Even Hydro Power Is Bad for the Climate

Hydro power is emitting far more greenhouse gases than we thought.

Higher Education Watch
UC President: It’s Freedom of Speech, Not Freedom from Speech

An important step forward for the movement to save universities from the forces of censorship and intolerance.

Orban vs the EU
Hungary to Hold Refugee Referendum This Weekend

EU refugee resettlement quotas to be put to the test.

Crude Economics
Russia Wants No Part of OPEC’s Cuts

Venezuela wants Russia to reduce production. The Kremlin doesn’t want to play ball.

better climate advocacy
The Climate Demagoguery of Vox Dot Com

The disappearance of Lake Urmia is about water mismanagement, not climate change.

Why We Can't Have Nice Things
The Sorry, Dangerous State of NJ Transit

Christie is right to see waste in infrastructure, but his strategy for combatting it isn’t working.

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Review
A Cruelty-Free Economy?

How technology and market forces are transforming animal-based industries for the better.

Me and Adolf
Duterte: Yes, That’s Right, I am Hitler

“Hitler massacred 3 million Jews. Now, there is 3 million drug addicts [in the Philippines]… I’d be happy to slaughter them.”

Pipeline Politics
Why Is Gazprom So Intent on Nord Stream 2?

It’s a big geopolitical gamble, with huge potential upsides for the Kremlin.

Blue Civil War
Chicago Schools Plunge Further into the Abyss

The weight of decades of unfunded pension promises made to Chicago’s teachers’ unions is coming crashing down on the city’s public schools.

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