campus speech wars
The Wrong Way to Stand Up for Israel

While they clearly have noble intentions, the University of California’s Jewish community and its allies have reached too far with the current language equating anti-Semisim and anti-Zionism.

Resilient Shale
Here Comes the Fracklog

U.S. shale producers are starting to tap previously drilled but not yet completed wells, threatening a recent rebound in prices.

BRIC at Rock Bottom
Bye Bye, Dilma?

One senator told the press that the Brazilian President no longer has enough votes to prevent impeachment.

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Latin Lefty Meltdown
The Castro Bros Aren’t Feeling The Bern

President Obama is in Havana today because not even the Castro brothers can cling any longer to the pretense that, somehow, socialism can solve the problems of Latin America.

Nuclear's Power
China Has a Smart Green Response to Toxic Smog

China is going to build a nuclear plant to help reduce smog near Beijing. Meanwhile, public support for the energy source is bottoming out in the U.S.

The Wages of Terrorism
Turkey Tourism Bookings Down 40 percent

Concerns about security hit one of the last few bright spots in the Turkish economy.

South China Sea
For At Least a Moment, Indonesia Comes Off the Sidelines

Indonesia rarely criticizes Beijing so harshly as it did after a run-in between one of its patrol boats and the Chinese coast guard.

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Civil Society
With the Anti-Trumpers in New York

This weekend’s anti-Trump protest in New York featured a fair amount of anti-police and anti-free speech rhetoric from the protest leaders. Even so, the course of wisdom is not simply to criticize the protests, but to swell the anti-Trump cause.

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Misreading the Middle East
The Costs of Lost US Credibility

If the Obama Administration is truly committed to containing Iran in the wake of the nuclear deal, it needs to understand how others in the region perceive it.

Not The Way Forward
French Socialists Kiss Big Business, Kick Small

Buckling to street protests and internal divisions, Hollande’s government backtracks on reforms that would have benefited small businesses—the engines of future growth.

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