Rand Slide Redux
Third Time’s a Charm?

The rand continues to fall amidst the impression that the President is out of his depth.

Higher Ed Shake Up
Online Degree Programs Poised for More Growth

Academic insiders would like the public to believe that traditional higher ed is invulnerable to disruption. They’re wrong.

Shots Fired in the Med
Turkey Blinks?

After a weekend of squaring off with Russia, Erdogan may be backing down.

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Fortress Russia
Deadlock

Russian recklessness is aimed at coercing the West into accepting a grand bargain on the Kremlin’s terms. But whether it accepts or rejects this bargain, the West (and Russia) will pay a heavy price.

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COP21
A Manufactured “Success” in Paris

The Paris negotiation was always a distraction from the real work of reducing humanity’s planetary footprint.

ACA Agonistes
Will Democrats Sink the ACA?

Peter Orszag argues that this Democratic opposition to Cadillac tax is the “biggest legislative threat the Affordable Care Act has faced in the past five years.”

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Far-Right Rising
Trump Highlights Israel’s Liberalism

Despite the perpetual threat of terrorism, Israel has never succumbed to something like Trumpism.

Crude Economics
Drivers Winning Big on Oil Price Plunge

Gas prices on both sides of the Atlantic are dropping, thanks to the oversupplied and decidedly bearish crude market.

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South African Rand Plummets

Rand slides and bonds spike as President Zuma makes mysterious move.

COP21
Discord Proliferates as Paris Heads into Overtime

To the surprise of exactly no one, negotiators in Paris were unable to hammer out a deal by today’s deadline.

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