Renewable Resource
Ex-Malthusian Attacks Neo-Malthusian Shibboleths

British House of Lords member Matt Ridley went after Malthusians in the WSJ. His brief for optimism in the face of natural limits is one of the best summaries of the anti-Malthusian case yet.

Fear the Airpocalypse
In Smoggy Beijing, You Better Not BBQ

Starting Thursday, Beijing’s popular kebab street vendors won’t be allowed to grill their meats outside. This ban reflects growing desperation amongst the Party leadership to address the country’s increasingly serious air pollution problem.

Green Machines
Amazon: The Best Friend Environmentalists Don’t Know They Have

Amazon is launching a new service that will deliver perishable goods right to customers’ doors. Greens should be hailing this as a huge leap forward.

Health Care Fail?
Doctors Admit Unnecessary Tests and Treatments

Even doctors agree that over-treatment is a pervasive problem in our health care system. It’s time to chance the incentives.

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The Rise of the Stringer
War Reporting in the New Media Landscape

War reporting has always been difficult and dangerous work. But as freelancers have replaced staff writers at cash-strapped news organizations, it’s time to think about how to provide them with a level of support and training necessary to maintain the quality of journalism we rely on as a society.

The Weekend Read
Heidegger, Being Human, and Antisemitism

Can Martin Heidegger’s Nazism and antisemitism be separated out from his philosophical project?

An Asian Energy Boom?
The Song of Fire Ice Goes On

Japan is keen to exploit large reserves of natural gas trapped in “ice cages” along the ocean floor. Its desperation for a new source of energy could drive the next global energy revolution.

Freedom! and All That
Is Democracy Promotion a Failed Policy?

More and more political scientists are abandoning Washington’s democracy promotion efforts. Experts increasingly think that such efforts are too complicated, too messy, and way too expensive—and often don’t work, anyway.

Boko Haram on the March
Nigerian Capital Rocked by Car Bomb

Nigeria’s crisis deepens: The government can’t seem to find hundreds of kidnapped girls, and Boko Haram is extending its reach outside the country’s northeast.

MOOC Revolution
MOOCs, Offline and in Person

Coursera is setting up “hubs” on college campuses, where MOOC students can interact and talk to tutors. Is this a preview of MOOCs’ future role in higher education?

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