The Prudes Win Again
Air Force Cashiers Top General for Suggestive Emails

If the British had been as cretinous and moralistic as the DC sex police these days, Napoleon would have conquered Europe.

Back in the Middle (East)?
Putin: We Can Redeploy to Syria Any Time We Want

Surely you didn’t think he would wash his hands of Assad that easily?

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Religion & Other Curiosities
Did the Pope Have a Girlfriend?

Two recent news stories point to a possible way the Catholic Church might solve the problem of too few priests.

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Germany's Super Sunday
A Weakening Center

Both parties in Germany’s ruling coalition have failed to attend to the concerns of their base, and have thus allowed competitors to capture the allegiance of their traditional voters.

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.

Relief for Reform
Dems Float Puerto Rico Relief Bill

It’s probably dead on arrival, given how one-sided it is.

German Elections
Merkel Gets a Thumping

In what was widely seen as a referendum on the German Chancellor’s migrant policies, Merkel’s parties suffered setbacks.

1990s Redux
Putin to Privatize Like It Was 1992

Vladimir Putin is looking to sell Russia’s family silver to his best friends. Look for more of these kinds of shenanigans as Russia’s economy continues to contract.

Bad News For Angela
German Report: More Violence, Rape, Theft, Radicalization Likely Due to Migrant Influx

A shocker report, leaked to the press, could have a major impact on this weekend’s regional elections in Germany.

Deeds Not Words
Western Balkan Migrant Route Closed

Despite Angela Merkel’s best attempts to argue reality away, Macedonia officially closed its border with Greece after countries further up the chain severely restricted passage through their borders.

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