$15 Minimum
No Fair Wages, Please! We’re Unionized

In Los Angeles, labor leaders seek exemption from $15 mandatory minimum wage for their own members. Bargaining flexibility is only for the privileged.

Reforming Delivery
Doc Groups Fight Losing Battle Against Cheaper Health Care

A push towards giving nurse practitioners more autonomy is sweeping the nation, despite attempts by doctors’ groups to stop it.

Liberal Blues
Peak Left—and the Valley Ahead

A new Gallup poll shows record numbers of Americans identifying as socially liberal, but for the elite left it may all be downhill from here on.

Picturing Nigeria
Royals and Regalia

A new exhibit on Nigeria’s royals shows that the country’s greatest asset is its dizzying array of ethnic groups and languages.

A High-Stakes Game of Chicken
Is the Saudi Oil Strategy Working?

Some analysts see OPEC inaction achieving the Saudi goal of squeezing out U.S. shale, but longer-term petrostates are in trouble.

Delay Tactics
Why Is Russia Dragging Its Feet on Missile Delivery to Iran?

Moscow refuses to say when it will deliver strategically significant S-300 anti-aircraft missiles it has promised to Iran. The postponement may be a nod to Russia’s oft-forgotten relationship with Israel.

Local Blues
The Left Goes Local

Stymied by gridlock at the federal level, progressives are increasingly turning to municipal governments to push their agenda.

Yet Another Kick To Malthus
The Case of the Incredible Expanding Tomatoes

Scientists have discovered how to make super-fruit. Thomas Malthus is rolling over in his grave.

100 Years
The Armenian Genocide and Its Deniers

The 100th year anniversary of one of the great crimes of the 20th century provides a moment to reflect.

Game of Thrones Airbone
Hands Off ADIZ Atolls

China threatens to set up an ADIZ in the South China Sea in as move that could take tensions with the U.S. to new heights.

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