Iran in Iraq
Iraq Now Mostly Defended by Iran-Backed Militias

New numbers show just how significantly the Shi’ite militias outnumber the Iraqi army.

Not Time Served
Medical Schools Enter the 21st Century

Medical schools are experimenting with new ways of teaching students, including cutting down on how the number of years it takes to complete a degree. Not a moment too soon.

ACA Fail Fractal
New ACA Penalties About to Kick In

The ACA penalty for not having insurance is about to kick in, but exemptions and extensions may undermine how forceful the mandate is in practice.

WMDs
The US Secretly Bought and Destroyed (Some of) Saddam’s Chemical Weapons

In a twist, it turns out the Bush administration was keeping real Iraqi WMDs secret, not hyping fake ones. This was part of an effort to buy and destroy as many chemical weapons as possible, an effort whose incomplete success raises some unsettling questions about whether ISIS may have gotten its hands on some.

Rough Draft
For Ukraine, Problems on All Fronts

It’s been two days since the new ceasefire took effect, and things are not going well in Ukraine.

ACA Fail Fractal
Low Premiums Destroy ACA Insurer

An ACA co-op has collapsed because it set its premiums too low. Other insurers with the same problem won’t collapse but may raise prices.

Rail Fail
Another Train Carrying Crude Crashes

Over the weekend, a train carrying 100 cars loaded with crude derailed in remote Canadian wilderness. Mr. President, consider accidents like these as you ponder your Keystone decision.

Winter for Higher-Ed
Blue Civil War Hits Academia

Adjunct professors across the country are angry with higher ed trends that make them poor and miserable. But the blue model they support is responsible for their troubles.

Greeks Bearing Debts
Disunion in Europe

The Eurogroup and the Greeks are speaking different languages.

Food of the Future
Scientists Build a Better Apple

The USDA just approved two new apple varieties that have been genetically modified to resist browning.

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