China's Crackdowns
Chinese Regulators Squeeze Western Media

A more restrictive Beijing likely signals that China’s leadership is scared of what’s ahead for China’s economy.

Guns in America
How to Tear a Nation Apart

Perhaps terrorists who choose to carry out their massacres with guns are actually “taking advantage” of American society in a different way than many liberals think.

Asia's Economic Gloom
Asia’s Largest Economies Hit a Rut

Markets in Japan and China fell on Monday on fears of slowing growth.

China Trade Fight
Merkel Visits Beijing as Western Pressure on China Grows

The Chancellor is under pressure at home to get tougher.

Frack Baby Frack
Resilient Shale Producers Get Their Second Wind

$50 crude is breathing new life into an American shale industry that has struggled in recent months.

Kleptocracy Watch
In Russia, Survival of the Most Corrupt

The U.S. should do more to let Russian pensioners know the Kremlin is too busy doling out billions to Putin and his buddies to give a damn about their welfare.

Hail Shale
Frackers Fix a Major Green Problem

Flared gas rates in North Dakota have dropped from 36 percent in January 2014 to just 10 percent in March.

Venezuela Burning
The Wages of Socialism

Hunger and looting are now an everyday occurrence in Caracas.

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Brexit Countdown
Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Britons vote on whether or not to remain in the European Union.

Pavlensky vs. the State Terror
Burning Down the Lubyanka

A Russian performance artist, who set fire to the front door of the FSB’s offices, was found guilty and convicted to a half million ruble fine by a Moscow court this past week.

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