The European Migration Crisis
Threefold Increase in Illegal Migrants to Europe Since Last Summer

New figures confirm crisis is increasing in scale.

Reforming Delivery
When the Government is the Only Game in Town

Thanks to our more open entrepreneurial environment, America appears to have an advantage in the race for a better health care system.

Enviro-Mental
Scotland’s GMO Ban a Setback for Science

Scientists are criticizing Scotland’s recent ban on GMOs as a setback for important research.

crime wave
The Criminal Justice Tradeoff

Criminal justice reform experiments are laudable and worthwhile, but downsizing the carceral state is not a risk-free proposition.

Leadership Crisis
A Stasis in Europe

Germany’s “Watchful Waiting” is the watchword for the Continent.

Polar Bore
Shell Gets the Green Light for Arctic Drilling

Royal Dutch Shell secured a permit this week to begin deep drilling in the Arctic. It looks like we’re off to the races in the area.

Blue For Who?
The Tony Soprano Enabling Act

There should not be two classes of workers in American states, and private organizations like labor unions should not be able to grant exemptions to public laws.

Behind the Headlines
Another Middle Eastern Game of Chutes and Ladders

What’s really going on—if anything—with the Hamas-Israel deal reported to be in the offing?

Strange Bedfellows
Grand Bargain Afoot Between Turkey, Israel, and Gulf Arabs?

A declaration from Ankara opens a door—but a regional anti-Iran coalition would be very tough to pull off.

$15 Minimum
Minimum Wage Spurs Restaurants to Automate?

Minimum wage hikes were supposed to shore up the blue model economy. Instead, they may be pushing even labor-intensive businesses like restaurants to automate what they can.

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