"Peak" Oil?
An Elephant Under England?

A small oil explorer claims to have found as many as 100 billion barrels of crude in southern England.

ACA Agonistes
Enrollment Slows as ACA Organization Shrinks

Enroll America, a big force for promoting ACA coverage, is shedding staff after losing funding. As enrollment slows, it’s a bad time for ACA supporters to lose the help.

Reviews
Capitalism Da Capo

Authors tapping into the renewed interest in the history and nature of capitalism are stumbling over an unexpected problem: There’s no agreement on what capitalism is.

Homo Americanus
Pedal Power to the People

Even more Americans are biking their way to work and to better health-also to bars, romance, and all too often emergency rooms.

Understanding Ourselves
The Exit Interview: A Conversation with Andrew Marshall

The creator and 42-year director of the Pentagon’s Office of Net Assessment plots his next career move.

Strike two?
Herding Sunni Cats

First Pakistan prevaricated. Now Turkey refuses to make nice with Egypt. Can the Saudis build a unified Sunni front to counter Iran?

Shake Rattle and Oil
Fracking’s Earthquake Problem, and How to Tackle It

Research has linked Oklahoma’s oil and gas industry with an uptick in earthquakes. Smart regulation is needed.

“Phi Kappa Psi protestor” by Bob Mical – https://www.flickr.com/photos/small_realm/15666366288
Culpability & Fallibility in Journalism
The Skeptic’s Credo

As the credulous Rolling Stone shows, abandoning skepticism in the service of a higher cause is a self-defeating proposition.

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Culture Wars
Visualizing

The mental act of looking at something is a critical component of conscience. This perhaps helps us understand why certain front lines in the culture war are shifting and others are not.

The Iran Nuclear Deal
Ex-SecStates Bring Out the Knives

Henry Kissinger and George Shultz are none too pleased with President Obama’s framework agreement. They are right.

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