Education Innovation
MOOCs and the Future of Accreditation

A new partnership between MOOC provider Coursera and major tech companies is a hint of a bright future in education innovation. Not that there aren’t regulations to hurdle first.

Sea Change
Costs Mount for British Offshore Production

The UK’s North Sea crude production is waning, racking up both opportunity costs and an estimated £15 billion bill for the decommissioning of offshore infrastructure.

Obamacare Fail
ACA Sign-Up Numbers: Not So Fast

The newest Obamacare enrollment stats put the number of Americans with ACA coverage at 11.4 million. But there are serious reasons to doubt that figure.

An Iliad of Woes
Recurring Failed Populist Syndrome

Greece’s current troubles are a symptom of a deeper corruption at the heart of an economy dominated by oligarchs. If Syriza can smash the oligarchic power structure, it may give the country a chance—if.

Putin on the Ritz
Putin Gets a Hero’s Welcome in Hungary

On a visit to see his friend, the PM of EU-member state Hungary, Putin is once again putting stress on the fissures in the European consensus.

The Purge
China Threatens Ideological Dissenters in Academia

With a widely-published article by a top Party official, China is signaling a crackdown on those who disseminate Western ideas within academia.

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Cognitive Dissonance
Snow

As blizzards blanket Boston and there is no sign of Al Gore producing A More Inconvenient Truth, it’s time to look at the cognitive defenses of ideologues.

Shale Still Hale
The Problem With Rig Counts

America’s rig count has dropped sharply in recent months, but that doesn’t mean production is set for a similar decrease.

Reforming Delivery
How To Win on Health Care

Remote monitoring can make hospital readmissions for chronic conditions plummet, making health care cheaper and more efficient.

Under ISIS's Rule
Life in the Caliphate

A new TAI piece lays out the details of what it’s like to live in ISIS-ruled Mosul.

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