The surprise Modi visit to Pakistan is almost certainly not the beginning of a real process of reconciliation between these estranged neighbors.

The traditional Via Meadia Yule Blog continues today, Boxing Day, with the second of the Thirteen Posts of Christmas. From Christmas through to Twelfth Night, we explore the Christmas story and the ideas behind the celebration.

Ukraine’s parliament spent Christmas Eve debating a budget.

A little good news in an otherwise gloomy world.

Merry Christmas and happy holiday to all!

Unfunded pension liabilities are setting up a political clash in Oregon.

Indulge your Churchillian obsession with the latest volume of war documents, and behold the labor that his leadership required. 

Erdogan could have gone down in history as a man who helped heal one of Turkey’s most doleful divisions. Instead, he drove the Kurds and the Turks apart.

Blue states are experimenting with new ways to make retirement secure in the 21st century. Red states should build on these ideas.

Misguided biofuel policies are killing valuable wild bee populations, according to a new study.