The Immigration Crisis
Germany Needs to Find a Golden Mean

From immigration to foreign policy, Germany must find a way to balance its responsibilities with avoiding its history.

Cotton and Capitalism
Was America Built By Slaves?

Historians today say “yes.” But free men and women would have built it better and made it richer.

The West and Islamism
Testing the “War of Ideas”

Why the “war of ideas” notion, as commonly understood and promulgated, won’t get us anywhere when it comes to the struggle against Islamism.

Golden State Blues
Why Can’t California Cut Prison Costs?

A part of the answer: prison guard unions.

North Korea Fallout
American B–52 Flies over South Korea

The U.S. might also separately send F-22s, B-2s, and nuclear submarines to the region.

Crude Economics
As North Sea Oil Falls, Scotland Hardest Hit

North Sea oil production is being crunched by bargain crude prices, and Scotland is looking like the big loser.

From Rome to Moscow With Love
Italy Wants in on Russian Pipeline

After criticizing Germany for hypocrisy in supporting Nord Stream 2, Matteo Renzi tells Putin he wants Italian firms to participate.

Free Trade
TPP Could Boost Chinese Exports

The TPP will particularly benefit Vietnam and Malaysia. And it might not hurt China very much.

Blue Model Blues
Can the Supreme Court Avert a Blue Civil War?

An upcoming Supreme Court case involving a California teachers’ union has important implications for the future of blue model governance.

Reefer Madness
A Call for Caution on Marijuana

Enthusiasm for full-fledged marijuana legalization seems to have declined somewhat in the past few years.

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