Feeding the Future
One Step Closer to GM Food Crops in India

A government panel just approved India’s first genetically modified food crop.

The Bigger Truth
Norway Builds a Fence

An old lesson for human rights activists: when world order breaks down and refugee flows grow, compassion tends to shrink.

South Africa Showdown
Are Reports of Zuma’s Downfall Exaggerated?

According to one analyst, recent events show that “Zuma had a lot more power than people thought.”

Brave New Digital World
Aussie Sub Deal Partner Gets Hacked

Defense officials are scrambling to figure out who the hackers were and exactly what information they received.

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2016
Big Daddy Trump

Fatherhood is central to his campaign, but it’s not the selling point people think.

Historical Legacy
Did Obama Abandon Iran’s Greens?

Obama’s passion for democracy in the Sunni world and his tolerance of repression in the Shi’a world both haven’t led to much in the way of progress toward either stability or democracy anywhere in the region.

campus speech wars
University of Chicago: We Don’t Have Safe Spaces

Universities ought to be the most dangerous spaces a young mind ever visits.

Shake Rattle and Oil
EPA Acknowledges Fracking’s Earthquake Problem

The government agency echoed concerns over a pressing—but not fatal—flaw of the American shale boom.

Fuzzy Math
Another EU Car Company Exposed as a Pollution Cheat?

Fresh on the heels of the VW emissions scandal, a French carmaker is coming under increased scrutiny.

Global Disorder
North Korea’s Missile Launch Shows Significant Progress

This “progress” is a testament to just how far the world has drifted away from the path of security and peace.

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