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The Political Economy of Illiberality
Technoglobalism and Its Discontents

The economic roots of populist rage.

ACA Agonistes
Obamacare Discontent Rises

The public recognizes that the President’s signature legislative achievement has fallen far short of expectations.

The Libyan Afterparty Continues
Our Press Falls Down on the Job Again

No one needs Bush-era press inquisitions to make a return. But some more questioning by the media as to why Libya has turned out to be such a colossal disaster would be welcome.

The Long Game
Why Pakistan Sticks to Its Guns

Communal tensions in India suggest to the military and intelligence elites in Islamabad that the rising power of Islam will eventually lead to the undoing of India.

Terror in Nigeria
Boko Haram and the Great Famine

Boko Haram hasn’t just kidnapped schoolgirls and rattled the fragile structure of the Nigerian state—it’s also brought about a humanitarian disaster that will affect millions.

Myanmar and China
China Makes Another Push In Myanmar

Myanmar’s transitions to democracy and away from China are tenuous, and Beijing is smart to take advantage.

Geopolitical Judo
Russia Re-Emerges as a Great Power in the Middle East

History has few examples of a weak power like Russia making so many gains against so powerful a country as the United States.

Still Boondogglin'
Biofuel Boondoggle Besets Struggling US Refiners

American oil refiners are struggling to cope with the rising costs of biofuel mandates.

Fear the Airpocalypse
Air Pollution Exacts a Deadly, Costly Toll

Smog’s material costs explain China’s strong reaction.

Green Money
Green Graft Grows in China

Beijing accused more than twenty carmakers of cheating the Chinese government out of $150 million in subsidies.

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