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Brussels
The City of the Whited Sepulchres

Brussels today is the West’s tomorrow; unless we change course we will find ourselves more and more living in a world in which reality mocks our aspirations.

High Tech
Pigeons Prove Skilled at Detecting Cancer

We desperately need a way to cut health care costs, and an aggressive move to shift as much of the work as possible to smarter machines—or even pigeons who will probably work for chickenfeed—needs to be part of our national strategy.

The Great Inequality Debate
White House Understands Land Use Problems

President Obama and his team of economists understand how overregulation of land is distorting our economy. Shifting federal land use policy toward a pro-growth, pro-housing model would be a solid accomplishment for this President in the closing months of his tenure.

Repetition Repetition
The Lessons of U.S. Refugee Failures Past

Are not what the left thinks.

Weighing the ACA
Plus Ça Change, ACA Edition

The ACA left intact many of the root dysfunctions driving our health care problems.

The Beautiful Game
Soccer Is Politics

Why Egypt’s repressive regime considers soccer fans one of its biggest threats.

Crude Economics
Price Plunge Stunts African Oil Output

Africa’s oil prospects look a lot dimmer today than they did when crude was trading above $110 per barrel.

the future of free speech
Millennials Far More Open to Censorship than Previous Generations

Millennials are far more supportive of government censorship of offensive views than previous generations. PC is a real issue.

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Far-Right Rising
Sweden Democrats’ Moment in the Sun?

The migrant crisis is pushing Sweden’s formerly fringey, xenophobic party to the forefront of national politics.

The European Migration Crisis
Turkey Talk Turns Sour

Turkey is the EU’s great hope as Brussels scrambles frantically for a solution to the migrant crisis.

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