Important Infrastructure
Will Moynihan Train Hall Benefit People Who Take Trains?

New York’s planners seem not to understand much about how people actually use train stations in 2016.

creative destruction
Will Algorithms Swallow the Financial Industry?

The ruthless logic of algorithmic efficiency threatens Wall Street business models.

The Middle East
Al-Shabaab Who?

The U.S. will probably see more ISIS-inspired attacks in the run-up to the election—and the “how” and “why” should be no great mystery.

Pivot in Trouble
Duterte “Serving Notice” to US Armed Forces

The next joint military exercise will be the last.

Religion & Other Curiosities
Holy Cows, Blasphemy, and Monotheism

Comparing and contrasting different cases of “religionization” or “desecularization” yields striking parallels.

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UN and Israel
Sunny Side Up

At the UN General Assembly, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu took a very unusual attitude, for him: optimism.

Good Green News
Nuclear Power Ascendant in Asia

Smart environmentalists should be thrilled.

India-Pakistan
Is India Planning to Cut Off Pakistan’s Water Supply?

The Indus Waters Treaty has been a cornerstone of the India–Pakistan relationship since it was signed in 1960.

Refreshing
Instapundit Cleared in Tweet Investigation

Our discourse would be better-served if people on both sides of the political divide were more charitable in interpreting each others’ expression.

Not Down With TPP
Trade Deal Faces Headwinds in Japan

As America gets nervous about trade, Asian leaders start to feel pushback at home.

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