Unintended Consequences
A Peace Prize for Ali Khamenei?

Trump was the midwife of the Abraham Accords. The father was Ali Khamenei, the “Supreme Leader” of Iran, whose imperial ambitions started to force Arabs and Israelis into a historic realignment decades ago.

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Singapore Slinging

Sometimes, things done for the wrong reasons have a chance of working out well.

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The Great Sanctions Split

Whether by mistake or design, Western sanctions have created both winners and losers in Russia, setting up an inter-elite competition that Putin may find hard to control.

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The Sanctions Blowback From the EU Begins

In handcuffing Trump with Russia sanctions, Congress may have opened up a whole new can of worms—and sparked retaliation from Moscow to Berlin.

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The Minimum Wage Carnage Hasn’t Started Yet

A minimum wage experiment backfired in Seattle. It could be even more devastating to regions less wealthy than the Emerald City.

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Trump’s Gifts to Merkel and Macron

The U.S. President did not go to Europe planning to punish Britain, reward Germany and promote France. But that is exactly what he did.

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“Ban the Box” Doesn’t Work

Add the phrase to the pantheon of alliterative social justice slogans that sound appealing but collapse under scrutiny.

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When Liberal Goals Collide

Generous family leave policies advocated by university feminists seem to have backfired spectacularly.

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War on McDonald’s Harms the Poor

The offensive against franchises won’t just destroy opportunities for workers—it will hollow out the communities where these restaurants are actually an important source of social capital.

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Another Green Policy Backfires

Homeowners that participated in a federal green financing program are having trouble selling their houses in California.

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