Full Tank of Gas
Shale Boom: America’s "Trump Card"

America’s renewed energy security has huge geopolitical implications, and it’s all thanks to the shale boom.

Nanny State Madness
Public Enemy #1: Artisanal Cheese

The FDA is enforcing a law that would ban artisanal cheese aged on wooden boards. The nanny state madness is reaching new heights.

Strategy?
Mosul Madness in a Collapsing Middle East

The Greater Middle East is significantly closer to total meltdown this week, with still no indication from the White House that it has any coherent strategy for the region.

Health Care Fail?
VA Looked the Other Way as Hospitals Failed

Even though an increasing number of VA hospitals were shown to be failing, according to a scoring system set up in 2011, the VA suspended visits to its facilities. You can’t trust bureaucratic organizations to ensure good care.

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The Un-Tied Kingdom
Great Scot! The Madness of Late-Stage Nationalism

Alex Salmond wants to lead Scotland into independence on September 18—or does he?

MOOC Update
Online Ed Takes Off at Georgia Tech

Georgia Tech’s online master’s program in computer science has gotten good marks from students at the end of its first year. It could lead the way into new era of partnerships between MOOC providers and universities.

DIY Coverage
Imagine There’s No Insurance

Alternatives to the mainstream health care insurance market exist and deserve more attention than they are getting. They can help control costs and build up social capital.

Health Care Humility
Don’t Buy the Health Care Snake Oil

Health care coverage is full of trend stories about pet solutions to our medical crisis. These stories are often flimsy, but a solution to our crisis is possible if we stay realistic.

Pocket-sized POTUS
WRM on Our "Incredible Shrinking President"

Walter Russell Mead takes a look at Obama’s slow-motion vanishing act in the New York Daily News.

Enviro-Mental
Lives Are at Stake in Keystone Debate

By opposing Keystone, greens are forcing Canadian crude to find its way to market by rail, a much more dangerous option. A new report finds that oil-by-rail accidents could lead to more than 400 deaths and nearly 3,000 injuries over the next decade.

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