The Mess in the Middle East
Turkey and Israel to Restore Diplomatic Ties

Turkey’s worries about Russia are again pushing it toward the West, and Israel’s gas reserves are giving the country new regional clout.

campus unrest
How Colleges Contribute to Racial Isolation

Campus protesters are (in a way) right. Colleges do treat minority students differently.

New Orientation
London and Beijing in Rights Row

In the long run, the best way to improve human rights in China is to bring it into an American-led world order, not to castigate it at every opportunity.

The Anti-American Visa
The Prove Trump Right Act of 2015

Lawmakers slip tripling of H-2B visas into omnibus.

Private Auction
Mexico Defies Prices and Makes Oil Progress

Despite a bearish crude market, our southern neighbor successfully auctioned off every oil tender on auction this week.

Postmodern Times
Information Overload or a Search for Meaning?

Our society is supposedly drowning in a flood of information brought on by the frenzied pace of technological change. A tour through history, however, shows us that these concerns are nothing new.

Coming Apart
Elite Intermarriage on the Rise

The rise of educational homogamy is indicative of an ever-more siloed elite.

Africa's God Wars
World Wakes Up to Possible Atrocities Imminent in Burundi

U.N. leaders warn that broad ethnic violence may be imminent.

Fear the Airpocalypse
Smog Choking Some of Asia’s Biggest Cities

From Beijing to Shanghai to New Delhi, toxic smog is choking some of Asia’s biggest cities. The problem will get worse before it gets better.

Higher Education Watch
The Affirmative Action Double-Bind

Both arguments for affirmative action—”diversity” and “reparations”—are riddled with flaws and inconsistencies.

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