Iran and Russia
Clinton Tacks to the Right of President Obama on Foreign Policy

She doesn’t trust Iran, and thinks we should be harder on Putin.

Frack Alack
Shale Stumbles Abroad

The rest of the world is struggling to replicate America’s extraordinary success with shale oil and gas.

Europe's Great Wave
Europe’s Refugee Crisis Is Also a Migrant Crisis

It’s not an either/or.

China's Rise
China Retools Military

Don’t be fooled. Personnel cuts are part of broader effort to strengthen the Chinese military.

SCOTUS
Is Government Unionization a Free Speech Issue?

A case coming before the Supreme Court this autumn argues that it is, but public unions have done far more damage to American civic life than just abridging their members’ rights.

Blue Model Blues
Where There Isn’t Fire, There’s the Blue Model

As the quantity of work has fallen, professional firefighters’ salaries are still growing healthily—Los Angeles saw the average firefighter making more than $142,000 in 2013.

Building Africa
China’s Troubles Trip Up Africa

As China turns inward, Africa stands to lose much-needed development assistance.

Weird Science
Glowing GMO Chickens Could Kill Bird Flu

Scientists have found a way to genetically modify glow-in-the-dark, bird-flu resistant chickens. We live in interesting times.

Puerto Rico Blues
Chapter Nine for Puerto Rico?

Puerto Rico needs to have any financial relief tightly tied to serious, far-reaching reforms. Blank check bankruptcy protection, such as the kind being floated by Governor Andrew Cuomo, just won’t do.

Reflections on Elizabeth II
Breakneck Change in Tumult-Filled Times

Two continuities mark the life of the longest-reigning monarch in British history: one is the presence of accelerating, transformative change in every dimension of human life; the other is the smugness of establishments who assume that the important questions have been answered, and that nothing important will ever change.

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