The Syrian Civil War
2014 the Bloodiest Year Yet For Syria

And we don’t expect 2015 to be much better.

National Pride and prejudice
Dislike of S. Korea Rises in Japan

The Japanese have never been overly fond of Koreans. Now they are even less so, though Seoul and Tokyo have foreign-policy interests in common.

medicaid madness
Texas Picks a Bad Time To Rethink Medicaid

Just as the Medicaid Expansion is starting to show signs of serious strain, Texas’s Governor-elect is reconsidering his state’s decision to reject it.

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Case Studies
Can One Domesticate Fundamentalists?

If you have secularist projects in a country with strongly religious demographics, beware of democracy! Has the religiously tone-deaf Obama administration finally gotten this?

Yule Blog
God’s Dilemma

The flawed human race, trapped in a cycle of cascading pain and wrong is what, and who, God is bound and determined to love; the question is how can he do it?

Egypt under Sisi
Egypt’s Upper Hand

The government grants a concession—but a small one, so far.

Year In Review
The Winners of 2014

In terms of power and position, here’s who came out on top last year.

Too Much Medicine
More Health Care Isn’t Always Better Health Care

Two new studies show that patients need much better information about the risks and benefits of medical procedures.

God Wars
Asian Buddhists Get Militant

Feeling threatened by Islam, secularism, and regional powers, Buddhists in south and southeast Asia are becoming militant—and joining forces.

Urbs and Burbs
A Streetcar Named Debacle

Across the country projects to build new streetcar routes are floundering, just like much of the rest of Obama’s pet urbanist projects.

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