Bad Timing
Ready for Kashagan? Petrostates Aren’t

A massive new oil field is about to come online and exacerbate a global glut.

Higher Education Watch
House Probes College Endowments

The House Ways and Means Committee takes a second look at college endowments’ tax-exempt status.

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New World Disorder
The Dangerous Idiocy of Global Leadership

The first obligation of leadership is to one’s own people. The international elite have forgotten that, and end up serving no one but themselves.

Frack Alack
Here’s What Our Fracklog Actually Looks Like

American shale producers have more than 5,000 wells ready to go should prices rebound.

Reefer Madness
California Poised to Legalize Marijuana

The initiative is up by more than 20 points.

Religion & Other Curiosities
Can Atheists Be Good People?

Yes. Understanding why this is true sheds light on one important formula of peace in a pluralist society.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Duterte Pivoting Away?

China sees Duterte’s recent snubs of the U.S. as signs of a potential “turning point” in its relationship with the Philippines.

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Israel Infighting
A Bloody Summer

Two years after the Gaza war of 2014, the political fight over Netanyahu’s handling of it heats up—and the prospect of another war looms.

Southeast Asia's Game of Thrones
Cambodia on the Edge

Cambodia is playing a pivotal role in Southeast Asia right now, and so whatever happens there will have ripple effects.

Looking forward
Sometimes, Things Get Better

Three positive trends from the last month.

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