In the Crib
Teachers’ Union Attempts to Strangle Charters

This time, it’s by piling up expensive regulations that make it increasingly difficult to operate.

2016 And Beyond
The State of Our Union Is Bleak

While all eyes are (understandably) focused on the GOP’s spectacular presidential meltdown, the Democratic Party’s problems are quietly mounting.

Elections 2016
What’s Really Going on in Iran

“Reformer” and “moderate” are less clear-cut categories than you think—and then there’s the IRGC.

Blue Model Blowup
Treasury Dept. Plays Tricks with Puerto Rico Debt

Obama administration Treasury officials want to discriminate against holders of Puerto Rico’s general obligation bonds and give retired public employees a better deal.

The Great Fall
Beijing’s Reality Denial

China is bearish on China: That may be the most important political and economic fact in the world today.

A Failure of Vision
Ukraine’s Grim Slide

The current political crisis shows just how weak Ukraine’s government really is—but it also shows just how badly the West has failed Ukraine.

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Divide & Conquer
Russia Wields the Kurdish Weapon

Vladimir Putin is exploiting yet another incoherence in U.S. Middle East policy. And the MSM is still ignoring the implications of the comprehensive failures of the Obama Administration.

the governance crisis
Flint’s Not the Only City with a Water Problem

The systematic neglect of the basic and necessary services of national life in the pursuit of visionary goals is turning out to be one of the most costly ways the Boomers let the U.S. down.

the first branch
Regenerating Congress

Until Congress gets its act together, the American system will continue to underperform.

The Secret War
Threats Rise But Intel Spending Going Down

Spending cuts threaten intelligence capabilities—especially in IT.

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