Terminal Blue Model
New Tech: Government Must Change

Driverless cars will reduce government revenue, which is just one example of the ways the information revolution will undermine the status quo of governance.

Lily Pads in Iraq
Iraq as Obama’s Vietnam

The increased resemblance of our planning process to the run-up to the Vietnam war needs to give those making the decisions in D.C. pause.

the weakest generation
Mass Insanity is Creating a Snowflake Generation

An epidemic of mass insanity is apparently causing parents to warp their kids into fragile snowflakes who are simply unable to cope with daily life—let alone the growing global disorder.

ACA Fail Fractal
Why ACA Premiums Might Spike Dramatically

Insurers are asking for big hikes for their ACA plans because far fewer people have enrolled in the exchanges than is needed to keep costs down, argues Robert Laszewski.

Crude Economics
Iran Anxiously Awaits Oil Boom

Tehran hopes to boost oil production by one million barrels per day if and when Western sanctions are lifted, which could make life a lot worse for both OPEC and the U.S.

Diplomacy Thwarted
Tunisia’s Libyan Problem

Libya is no land for diplomacy. After trying to stay neutral in the conflict, Militants have stormed the Tunisian consulate in Tripoli and have abducted staffers.

Trade Talk
Dems Deny Obama Fast-Track Authority

The President once hailed as the reincarnation of Lincoln and Kennedy has just been handed another major defeat—at the hands of his own party.

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The Brexit
Playing with Fire

The EU certainly needs reform, but David Cameron’s use of the Brexit threat to get his way is unlikely to serve the UK well, much less Europe.

Catch-22
Ukraine Losing in Shell Game

Shelling in eastern Ukraine has cut off the gas supply to Mariupol and its environs. Meanwhile, Shell corporation cut off a gas exploration project there that could have been a huge boost to an economy that sorely needs one.

The Cost of Green Dreams
Still Waiting for Solar’s Day in the Sun

Don’t believe the hype: solar energy still isn’t cost-competitive with fossil fuels.

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