Prepares to close borders with Italy and Hungary, restricts refugee rules.

Authoritarians have picked up a thing or two from the very civil society organizations they are seeking to repress: they are learning to share “best practices” among themselves.

Russia and Syrian government forces continue escalating their policy of migratory genocide. The White House stands idly by, even though signs point to it having more leverage than it assumes.

Companies are busy building out pipeline infrastructure to send America’s glut of shale gas southward to Mexico.

Immigration may or may not be a good idea, but it is simplistic and foolish to dismiss Japan’s remarkable ability to modernize and simultaneously retain a distilled identity.

Government employees told to only show up Monday and Tuesday.

Crude prices are on the rise, and many oil firms think they can start spending again once the market hits $50 per barrel.

America’s K-12 system is not getting any better at giving students basic math and reading skills.

A military modernizing for global dominance, a dictator consolidating his power, an unstable economy, and an America tired of being the world’s policeman. These are not the ingredients for a new era of world peace.

Trump’s popularity raises disconcerting questions not only about American voters but about human nature as well.