Justice
What Prison Reformers Miss

According to one defense attorney, the real culprit in over-incarceration is a draconian prosecutorial culture.

Europe
A Constitutional Crisis in Portugal?

On issue after issue after issue, the name of the EU is being invoked to justify policies that growing numbers of European citizens don’t just oppose, but actively hate

Beyond
When God Goes Away, Superstition Takes His Place

A world without faith in God would not be a more rational or more humane place.

PC Campus Culture
PC Mayhem at Wesleyan

Mayhem at Wesleyan suggests that there’s no end in sight for campus PC.

Enviro-Mental
Sand Causes Cancer, Say British Fracktivists

Green campaigners reach a new level of absurdity with the claim that sand, an ingredient in fracking, is a carcinogen.

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Houellebecq's Submission
The Unbearable Lightness of Freedom

Michel Houellebecq’s latest novel, flawed as it is, gets at the heart of some of the issues contorting the West—and liberalism writ large—at the turn of the 21st century.

UbeRevolution
Uber and the Transportation Revolution

The means by which people move from place to place are changing, and the potential benefits—from emission reduction to savings on infrastructure upkeep—to society could be huge.

Putin is Pleased
Ukrainians Head to the Polls

Perhaps, had German Chancellor Angela Merkel given him more material assistance, Poroshenko and his allies would have a better campaign platform.

China's Bubble
China Cuts Rates—Again

This isn’t necessarily a good sign for the short term prospects of China’s economy.

Iran & Russia
The $117-a-Barrel Alliance

There’s a great deal of long-term friction in the alliance between Iran and Russia—but oil could grease the wheels.

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