The Fracas in Caracas
Venezuela’s Hunger Games

With Venezuela’s generals now in charge of the country’s shrinking food supply, it’s only a matter of time before the people turn against them too.

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Russia and the West
Can NATO Defend the Baltics?

It’s not as hopeless a proposition as you might think.

Religion & Other Curiosities
Religion, Education and Entertainment

Can religion be presented in an objective and theologically neutral way, be it for educational or entertainment purposes?

Moving Crude
Canada Stares Down a Serious Pipeline Bottleneck

Canada’s pipeline network isn’t keeping pace with its buoyant oil sands crude production.

what goes up must come down
We Need to Talk About Downward Mobility

America isn’t Lake Wobegon—social mobility goes in both directions.

marriage matters
Is the Taboo Against Adultery Breaking Down?

The share of Americans who believe “adultery is always wrong” fell sharply in 2015.

The Eternal Crisis
Breaking: Eurozone Still a Mess

Spain and Portugal broke budget rules but won’t be punished, EU says.

The Land of the Rising Sun Also Rises
Japan Helps Burma Tilt Away From China

Washington will need the support of allies like Japan as it looks to maintain a balance of power in China’s neighborhood.

Energy Intensity
The Planet Is Figuring Out How to Grow, Greener

As global productivity increases, energy intensity is steadily falling. That’s not just good for the world economy—it’s good for the planet, too.

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Locke's Legacy
Sex and Philosophy in the 21st Century

Progressives try to fix relations between the sexes by taking the theory of equality to unworkable extremes.

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