Higher Ed Bubble
Law Schools Still Have A Ways To Fall

Law schools are responding to reduced demand by offering more financial aid, lowering admission standards, or lowering tuition. But market forces will force much bigger changes than that on legal education over the long term.

The Cost of Higher Ed
The 4-Year Degree Is Largely Mythical

The four year B.A. has been replaced by the six year B.A. at many public universities. One culprit: massive course catalogs.

Fission Trouble
Nuclear Accident in Ukraine

The Prime Minister says there has been a problem at the biggest nuclear plant in Europe.

Americana
Buddhist Litigation

Have Buddhists attained the status of an ordinary American denomination? Yes! They are suing each other.

Blue Model Death Watch
Driverless Subways Are Coming

Way before driverless cars massively disrupt in the transportation sector, driverless trains are set to upend a whole slew of unionized jobs.

Phantom Menace
Iraq’s Army of Ghosts

The Iraqi government investigation found that the number of “ghost soldiers” in its army is a shocking 50,000. The American plan to turn this force into one that can chase ISIS off its land is, well, optimistic.

Pipeline Politics
Vlad Kills South Stream Pipeline

Putin blamed the EU for the project’s failure, and talked up Turkey as a new final destination.

Africa's Islamist Problem
Why Nigeria Matters

Nigeria is beset by an Islamist militia with dreams of statehood, while the region due north, the Sahel, is roiled by terrorist activity and weapons trafficking. The U.S. should consider doing what it can to support this valuable ally.

Russia and the West
What Should the World Fear: The Rise or Decline of Illiberal Powers?

How the West answers this question will determine its relations not just with Russia, but with China as well.

ACA Revisionism
If At First You Don’t Succeed, Delay, Delay Again

The government is considering delaying penalties for an important cost-sharing program built into the ACA. This is another example of a troubling trend: delays mean we won’t know the full consequences of the ACA on anything like the timetable initially proposed.

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