Medical Malpractice
Whistleblowers at VA Hospitals Were Harshly Punished

VA employees who spoke out against fraud in the system through official channels were punished. Dozens of cases of whistleblower intimidation are now under investigation, and several of the whistleblowers are telling their stories to the public.

Frack Attack
The Shale Boom Hits New Milestones

This is the kind of news we can’t get enough of: U.S. petroleum production hit a 44-year high in April, while oil exports were higher than at any point since 1999.

Pipeline Politics
Gazprom Kills Gas Supply to Ukraine

After a long-running dispute over unpaid bills, Gazprom finally acted on its threat to disrupt gas supplies to Ukraine today. Putin is busy turning the screws on Kiev—and on the West as well.

Delivering Health
The ACA Is a Distraction from Our Health Care Crisis

The Commonwealth Fund has put the U.S. last in its 2014 survey of first world health care systems. It’s yet another reminder that the ACA is no cure for the persistent flaws in our health care system.

Obama's Iraq Options
ISIS Is More Fragile Than It Looks

As the Sunni group’s thrust toward Baghdad appears to have been slowed if not halted by Shiite militia streaming back from Syria, cracks appear to be forming in its coalition. The Obama administration should tread carefully.

He Didn't Start The Fire
The World Ignites on Obama’s Watch

Yet another sharp shard in a quickly fracturing world: Al-Qaeda has issued a call for Muslims in Kashmir to use Syria and Iraq as a model for fighting India. What’s the plan, Mr. President?

Great Wars and Great Peaces
A World Reimagined

Why 1814 should tell us more than 1914 about 2014.

Reviews
Gilding the Small Screen

Is television the new cinema? Just asking the question that way misses the point of both media.

Reviews
Gospel Truths

Mainline Protestantism didn’t secularize itself via the Social Gospel and become weaker as a religion; it became a new religion—and a powerful one, too.

The Un-Tied Kingdom
Britain’s Shrinking Executive

Britain is leaping head first into the juridicalization of its politics. It will regret it.

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