Corruption & Propaganda
The Snake Eats Itself

Putin’s propaganda machine, pushing on an open door in the West, is weaker than it seems, due to endemic corruption at home. Let’s try to fight him in Russia instead.

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R.I.P.
Fritz Stern, 1926–2016

Honoring one of the leading historians/intellectuals linking the United States and Germany.

Uber Alles
Laissez-Faire Lefties

Even left-leaning participants in the gig economy are strongly opposed to new taxes and regulations.

Crude Economics
Will OPEC Freeze Output Next Month?

Attention is once again focusing on OPEC as analysts wonder if it will limit production at its semiannual meeting next month.

American Craftsmanship
The Wood Man

Where has the spirit and integrity of American craftsmanship gone, and who or what chased it away?

Wikimedia Commons
Defending Freedom
A User’s Guide to Free Speech

Timothy Garton Ash impresses with a fact-filled, ideas-rich discussion of free speech in the modern, interconnected world.

Campus Kangaroo Courts
The Faculty Backlash Continues

More professors add their voice to the chorus of criticism of the federal government’s assault on campus civil liberties.

Polar Bore
Norway Makes Its Arctic Drilling Move

The Nordic country is selling off new exploratory licenses for the first time in two decades.

Fracking Green
Here’s How Shale Is Making America Greener

Thanks to shale, natural gas power production jumped 19 percent last year.

The Middle East
Sykes-Picot and the Zionists

Clearing up some misconceptions about Sykes-Picot on its centenary.

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