American Gas Goes Global
Europe Can Thank US Shale For its Cheap Natural Gas

Gazprom may have a price war on its hands as it vies to keep U.S. LNG out of Europe.

the red dawn flickers
Kansas’ Budget Numbers Keep Looking Worse

Kansas’ experiment with doctrinaire Tea Party, tax-cutting governance has not yielded the results its proponents hoped.

Middle East Mess
The Syrian Ceasefire is Unraveling

It looks like the Syrian civil war is about to kick back into high gear.

Islam and Diversity
The Moroccan Difference

How four men—three Muslims and a Jew—represent Morocco in all its complexity.

Asia's Game of Thrones
Beijing Lashes Out at Taiwan

Beijing is trying to send a strong signal ahead of the inauguration of Taiwan’s new president Tsai Ing-wen.

overregulated
Small Business Should Be Priority Number One

Americans of every color and every background are going to have to become more entrepreneurial in the 21st century economy than they were in the slower-moving, more structured 20th.

unions versus the public
Blue Civil War Meets Thin Blue Line

A Chicago policing practice highlights one of the many ways unions put the interests of their members over the interests of the public.

Luddite Greens
Yes, the Left Can Be Anti-Science Too

Luddite sentiments run rampant on both sides of the aisle.

Global Commodities Collapse
Amid Steel Glut and Weak Demand, China Refuses to Curb Output

There’s a mismatch between supply and demand these days that isn’t correcting itself.

Arctic Shipping
China Rediscovers the Northwest Passage

China is looking to capitalize on melting Arctic ice by traversing the fabled Northwest Passage.

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