college admissions
The SAT Will Always Be Unfair

The College Board overhauled the SAT in response to charges that it was an elitist exam. But the critics are back.

Frack Baby Frack
Shale’s Not Done Booming

America stands to produce twice as much oil from shale by the 2030s, according to a new report.

Race in America
College Major Choices Increase Racial Wage Gap

Black students tend to major in lower-paying fields, meaning that the wage gap would persist even if whites and blacks attended college at the same rate.

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2016 And Beyond
Trump’s America

What’s most significant about Trump isn’t his success, but our collective failure.

2016
The Meaning of Trump

Exit polls out of New Hampshire complicate standard explanations for Trump’s popularity.

Let's Make a Deal
Iran Forges Ahead With Its Ballistic Missiles

The theory that engagement would lead to Iran becoming a peaceful stakeholder in the broader Middle East is taking a beating.

India Ascendant?
U.S. and India Discuss Joint South China Sea Patrols

This would be a very big deal.

Crude Economics
Is China Hitting Peak Oil?

China’s oil production is expected to fall this year. That’s good news for world peace.

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Religion & Other Curiosities
Eastern Orthodox Cacophony in America

In the American context, how can Orthodoxy cope with the dynamics of the denominational system—essentially a free market of religious options?

The Mess in the Middle East
Turkey’s Kurdish Problem—and Ours

Turkey has expressed outrage that the U.S. is working with the Syrian Kurds against ISIS.

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