The European Immigration Crisis
Merkel: Refugees Must Reject Anti-Semitism

Does she realize just how big an ask this is—or how big its implications are?

Afghanistan in Peril
Taliban Resurgent in Helmand Province

The provincial capital of Lashkar Gah is reportedly in a state of panic as outlying towns and hamlets fall one-by-one to the Taliban.

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Battle for Ukraine
US Policy to Ukraine in Need of Urgent Fix

America’s paltry military aid to Kyiv is sending the wrong message to Ukraine—and to Putin.

Reeling and Dealing
India Decries the West’s “Carbon Imperialism”

Kerry called India the biggest challenge to Paris climate talks. New Delhi replied that this “smacks of carbon imperialism.”

campus culture wars
On Sexual Assault, Is Presumption of Guilt Going Mainstream?

At a campaign event, Hillary Clinton appeared to endorse campus rape tribunals’ practice of abandoning the presumption of innocence.

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The Western Alliance
Fire and Brimstone

As military responses go, Britain’s decision to join the Western attack on ISIS is no game changer. Nevertheless, the shift in strategy is important for at least three reasons.

Oh the RINsanity!
New Biofuel Quotas Already Raising Costs

New EPA biofuel mandates are already raising costs for refiners—and you can be sure US drivers will end up paying.

Gender Matters
Working Class Boys Struggling Across the Anglosphere

The popular framing of the relationship between gender and educational advantage in the West is no longer useful or accurate.

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Thinking Ahead
Alone in the World

What happens if we defeat ISIS—only to find that the EU and NATO have fallen apart?

Higher Education Watch
Another Way the Ivy League Perpetuates Inequality

A study says elite schools give top employers preferential access to their students.

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