Even as Pegida’s leadership fades away, the group’s nativist creed has infected Germany’s rightwing Alternativ für Deutschland.

A modified Medicaid block grant program in Oregon suggests that interesting health care reforms could be emerging on the state level.

Lithuania’s decision to join the euro this year was probably worth the cost, but don’t take it as a sign that the common currency is regaining its allure.

Several actions against Russian spies and propaganda this week are a heartening sign of newfound Western vigilance.

The oil price crash is helping Gazprom’s customers in Europe, turning the tables on Putin.

One can understand why Muslims are worried about anti-Muslim feelings and actions. But going on and on about Islamophobia may also be a convenient way of avoiding the central problem for Islam in the contemporary world.

A flood of shale gas is keeping heating bills (and emissions) down this winter.

President Obama wants to give states money to study whether licensing rules are good policy. A bipartisan movement to restrict inane licensing regulations could be on the horizon.

Is it a canny negotiating tactic ahead of the austerity showdown, or a sign of Greece’s realignment?

President Obama failed to sign any kind of a landmark climate deal in his recent trip to India. This should surprise no one who is paying any attention.