The European Immigration Crisis
Billions for Tribute, But Not One Cent for Defense

EU throws tens of billions of euros at the immigration crisis, while ignoring the obvious solution.

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Pivot to Asia
Obama’s Dictatorship Tour Goes to Hanoi

The President fails to understand that security and values are mutually reinforcing, not an either/or proposition.

left and lefter
Education Reform Threatened by Groupthink

Education policy circles run the risk of becoming like many academic social science departments: wedded to certain orthodoxies, and unable to grapple with ideas that contradict them.

Corruption at Home
The Empire State: Capital of Blue Model Cronyism?

In upstate New York, corruption scandals and short-sighted “progressive” policies are wrecking the middle class and hollowing out the government’s ability to solve problems.

Imperial China
Xi Wants Foreign Support for One Belt, One Road

Part of what’s driving the One Belt, One Road strategy is crippling overcapacity at home.

The Fruits of Peace
Moderation Postponed in Iran

For reasons practical as well as ideological, hard-liners continue to hold on in Tehran.

Signing Treaties
Russia Throws a Wrench in Paris Climate Ratification

The Paris climate treaty is far from a done deal.

free speech and its limits
The Great Gawker Freakout

A firestorm over Hulk Hogan, Peter Thiel, and Gawker’s mischievous media mavens.

Maybe he's just a nice guy
What Lies Behinds Putin’s “Humanitarian Gesture” Towards Savchenko?

It wasn’t exactly a prisoner swap, as most media are reporting. Did Putin get something else, or is he just trying to improve his image abroad during challenging times?

affirmative action on the brink
Asian-Ivy War Continues

This conflict will probably persist as long as affirmative action does, because affirmative action partisans don’t have a clear or consistent answer to the Asian students’ concerns.

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