Blue Model Death Watch
Who Doesn’t Want to Move America Forward?

The Democrats’ economic agenda often amounts to doubling down on the 1950s economic model at all costs.

Slow Growth
Slow Rates Sink States

The past eight years of anemic growth have been hard on the world’s social and political cohesion—and things might get even worse.

Saudi Arabia and ISIS
ISIS Attacks Saudi Coalition in Yemen

If ISIS becomes a third player in the Yemeni war, that involvement will complicate even further what’s already starting to look like a quagmire for the Saudis.

Enviro-Mental
Green Ideals Trump Science in Europe

19 out of 28 EU member states have asked to opt out of perfectly safe GMOs this year.

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The Portuguese Elections
The Victory of ‘Un-Populism’

Accepting austerity may not lead to political oblivion, Portugal’s elections show. The government of Mariano Rajoy in Spain is resting easy.

The Battle for Ukraine
Score One for Putin in Ukraine

If some reports of Friday’s meeting are to be believed, Russia is getting what it wants in Ukraine, freeing Moscow to focus on Syria.

Corruption and Incompetence
Corruption Scandal at the U.N.

International organizations often get away with a lot more corruption than their national counterparts.

Limping to Paris
New Draft Climate Text Is 20 Pages of Hedging

Negotiators finally pared down a bloated draft climate treaty text…to 20 pages of equivocation.

burning bridges
Credit Ratings: Who Needs Them, Anyway?

Spain’s capital city is cutting ties with credit rating agencies. This is all very well so long as Madrid doesn’t want anybody to lend it money ever again.

An Introduction
What Would Winston Say?

On the advent of a new column here at The American Interest—an homage to Churchill and a reflection on his strengths, not the least of which was whimsy.

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