The threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism, particularly in francophone Europe, is very real. Hasty generalizations about its causes, however, help no one.

The world’s biggest private coal company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today.

EU President warns Italy of “alarming” number of immigrants headed its way.

Investors are encouraged by many of China’s latest economic figures. But it’s not clear that the big picture has improved.

Cheap oil means cheap gasoline, and American drivers are going to save big at the pump this summer. Thank you, shale.

We need to do a better job of meeting the practical needs of the sizable percentage of the population that doesn’t benefit very much from sitting in classrooms year after year.

Japanese–Russian relations are more important than many people realize. This won’t improve them.

A new caste has emerged in America, constituting an elite that spans the divide between the two parties. The two party establishments resemble each other much more than their respective non-elite bases.

This is what happens when feckless leaders try to solve the Syrian refugee problem without addressing the Syrian war problem.

More signs of a thaw: a deal with Egypt makes Saudi Arabia responsible for part of the 1979 Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty.