Building Africa
Another Shambolic Election in Africa

There really are problems in Africa that we should be focusing on, but they don’t fit the preferred narratives of the Afrophile establishment.

Everything's Bigger...
Crashing Oil Prices Can’t Keep Texas Down

A bearish oil market isn’t keeping Texas from attracting hundreds of thousands of new residents.

Our Brave New World
Of Deer, Terrorism, and Liberal Triumphalism

The world keeps getting uglier, and the American political establishment keeps getting more and more caught up in glittering fantasies and theories about inevitable liberal triumph.

International Law & Statecraft
Karadzic Behind Bars, Assad Still Killing

The world is producing mass murders and genocidaires much faster than courts can try them.

Green Folly
Deep in the Red, California Pension Fund Pulls Political Stunts

State governance would proceed more smoothly if leaders focused on getting the basic job done before taking on elaborate special projects.

Xi's China
China Is Making Western Diplomats Very Anxious

With all the crises in the Middle East and Europe these days, it’s easy to miss that things aren’t going very well in Asia either.

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Russia and the West
Why Putin’s Turkey Sanctions Will Boomerang

Moscow’s predictable tactics becomes less effective with each use.

Fracking Goes Global
American Shale Gas Makes its European Debut

The first shipment of U.S. ethane—derived from fracked shale gas—arrived in Norway on Wednesday.

Crude Economics
Russia’s Rosneft Runs the Red Queen’s Race

Maturing oil fields mean Rosneft is having to drill more wells to keep output level.

Campus Kangaroo Courts
Professors Rebel Against Campus Sex Bureaucracy

The left-leaning American Association of University Professors has issued a report sharply criticizing the role of federal Title IX enforcement in curtailing civil liberties for students and faculty alike.

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