family structure matters
Why Are Boys Falling Behind?

Inequality and social decay hit disadvantaged boys hardest.

historical ironies
Mufti Bests Bibi

Netanyahu just handed the Mufti what quite possibly was his first significant political victory on the world stage.

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USSCAS Testimony
Global Challenges and Grand Strategy

The following is written testimony delivered to the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services on October 22, 2015.

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WRM & Eliot Cohen Testify on American Grand Strategy

Our own Walter Russell Mead and TAI founding board member Eliot Cohen will be testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee at 9:30 AM today on “Global Challenges, U.S. National Security Strategy, and Defense Organization.”

Biofuel Boondoggle
Corn Ethanol Isn’t Green, Study Confirms

New research says that ethanol distilled from corn can actually raise greenhouse gas emissions. Remind us why we’re mandating this, again?

Cyber Insecurity
WikiLeaks Releases CIA Director’s Family Information

Email breach—of an AOL account—exposes personal and professional information.

K-12 Blues
Why Is No One Paying Attention to This Roaring Educational Success?

The International Baccalaureate system created stunningly good outcomes at thirteen low-income Chicago high schools. Why aren’t similar schools following suit?

The Mess in the Middle East
Has the Administration Found an Iraq Plan?

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs unveils new measures on trip to Kurdistan.

the shale boom
Are Shale Producers Out of Tricks?

Analysts expect U.S. shale productivity to taper off, but they’ve thought so—and been proven wrong—before.

The Unaffordable ACA
Let’s Try the Stick: ACA Penalty to Double

The penalty for Americans that remain uninsured will more than double in 2016, in a planned effort to increase enrollment rates under the ACA.

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