Culture in America
The Meaning of the Super Bowl

In the age of drones, football is war between individual men.

The Sunni-Shi'a War
Saudi Arabia to Send Ground Troops to Syria?

Saudi Arabia says it’s ready to send ground troops to Syria, but its track record in Yemen offers a reason for apprehension.

North Korea Fallout
Preparing for a North Korean Missile Test

One country is notably, if unsurprisingly, excluded from the preparations: China.

The Old World in Trouble
Just Another Day in Europe

Multiple terror threats, thousands of police officers deployed, riots, failing economy, Russian aggression—ho hum.

The Libyan Afterparty Rages On
Libya Winning Race for Site of Obama’s Next War?

U.S., European allies may have to send as many as 10,000 troops.

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The Majestic Inequality of the Law
Mockery and Malarkey in the IC

The Petraeus affair has exposed the hollowness of U.S. intelligence classification decisions and made a mockery of the justice system.

Fracking Fears
Why British Shale Could Fail Where America’s Succeeded

British public opinion appears unfriendly to fracking. Why mineral rights—or a lack thereof—matter:

Battle for Ukraine
A Fresh Blow to Ukraine’s Government

Poroshenko’s government doesn’t look like it’s holding together very well at the moment.

PC Campus Culture
A New Target in the Renaming Wars

Stanford students say that property named after St. Junipero Serra “perpetuates historical trauma.”

Hail Shale
Lone Star Shale Producers Defy OPEC

Texas shale companies are doing what no one thought they could: staying profitable at $32 per barrel oil.

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