Blue Model Meltdown
The Grey Lady Wrings Her Hands over Public Pensions

The Ponzi scheme at the heart of state and local governance is becoming increasingly obvious. The blue social model is running out of safe space.

a ray of light
A New Stage for Argentina?

A turn for the better in Argentina would send a powerful signal across Latin America. But reform will be an uphill battle for the new president.

After the Iran Deal
Ten Things That Won’t Be on the Agenda in Tehran

Putin and the Ayatollah are getting together, but there are many things they won’t be discussing. President Obama’s strategic genius, for example.

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Brussels
The City of the Whited Sepulchres

Brussels today is the West’s tomorrow; unless we change course we will find ourselves more and more living in a world in which reality mocks our aspirations.

The Great Inequality Debate
White House Understands Land Use Problems

President Obama and his team of economists understand how overregulation of land is distorting our economy. Shifting federal land use policy toward a pro-growth, pro-housing model would be a solid accomplishment for this President in the closing months of his tenure.

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Base Politics
President Obama’s Cynical Refugee Ploy

The debate we are having over the acceptance of Syrian refugees is not the conversation the country needs.

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after paris
How to Beat ISIS: The President Is Partly Right

To cut the flow of recruits and funds to ISIS, we must make ISIS look unattractive and weak—drab. This is what we have to teach our enemies and those tempted to join them: disenchantment.

after paris
Paris: the New Normal?

The war against terror has a long way to go, and we must brace for more horrors like the ones so recently visited on the City of Light.

Alas and Alackaday
American Sclerosis, Infrastructure Edition

The Grey Lady wrings its hands over America’s infrastructure problem without taking the time to understand the issue or its potential solutions.

Limping to Paris
Kerry: Climate Deal Won’t Be a Treaty

US Secretary of State John Kerry admitted the upcoming Paris climate summit won’t produce an international treaty.

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