Of Immigration and Indenturement
Majority of $1B Tech Companies Started by Immigrants

A new study shows what immigrants add to the market—and why H-1B visas are a terrible idea.

Boondoggles
The Dead End of Mass Transit

Joel Kotkin shows just how badly the bet on mass transit has paid off across America.

Opening
The Great Flip

Cuban-American businessmen, long a bulwark against any opening towards Castro’s Cuba, are today clamoring hardest for the embargo to be lifted.

Crude Economics
American Oil Reaching Every Corner of the World

It’s been just three months since the crude export ban was lifted, and already U.S. crude is being sold in locations all around the world.

Corruption and Incompetence
Former Assistant SecGen: The UN Is Failing

When even the New York Times is publishing op-eds bemoaning the condition of the United Nations, you know things have gotten really bad.

After Blue
Transcending the Single Family Home

The single family home, an artifact of the blue model world, is slowly falling out of favor across America. It’s time for zoning laws to catch up.

An Energy Eclipse
Solar Struggles Around the World

From the Mojave Desert to sunny Spain, solar producers are struggling to keep the lights on.

Basic Arithmetic
The Global Blue Model Crisis

Twenty OECD countries have $78 trillion in pension liabilities—with much of that figure unfunded.

Latin Lefty Meltdown
The Lights Go Off in Venezuela

Electricity crisis causes nation to take weeklong vacation.

Middle East
Israel and the Kurds: Love by Proxy

The asymmetrical but rewarding relationship between two Middle East minority nations.

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