Geopolitics

For once, I’d like to see a very wealthy person create a foundation dedicated to solving First World Problems. Everybody … Read more

Saying that America’s health care system is terrible isn’t anything you haven’t heard before. We spend more than any other … Read more

In his new book Enlightenment Now and in his McLaughlin Lecture at the Cato Institute this week, Steven Pinker made the point that we … Read more

President Trump’s plan to impose import tariffs on steel and aluminum has provoked righteous anger from the EU. The Commission … Read more

On Thursday, President Trump held a meeting to discuss how and whether violent video games affect gun violence, particularly school … Read more

As Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies adapt to the reality of sustained lower oil prices, Dino Kronfol, chief … Read more

In January, the British government announced its intention to extend their plastic bag tax to all shops. As of now, … Read more

Last week, we discussed China’s power structure and how the suspension of term limits changes recent precedents. We examined President … Read more

As Indian equities have come off the peaks from the start of the year, some emerging-market investors may be feeling … Read more

Week before last, I told you about how the brand-new President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, made an impassioned speech … Read more

Who Was Marcus Aurelius? Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the last of the five good emperors of Rome. He was … Read more

Nearly one-third of Americans today must be licensed by the government in order to do their jobs. Many of those … Read more

Now that the White House seeks to turn China’s steel and aluminum overcapacity into a national security matter, America’s new … Read more

Taxpayers are used to bad ideas coming out of Washington. The nation’s capital is filled to the brim of half-baked, … Read more