European leaders used to think that Greek debt was their biggest problem. Suddenly, alongside the wave of refugees pouring into the European Union by sea and by land, that seems trivial.
Press reports suggest that China and the United States are likely to come to an agreement to refrain from cyber actions that intentionally damage each others’ critical infrastructure.
A minute ago, I read Steven Landsburg's beautiful encomium to Deirdre McCloskey. An excerpt: We were dazzled, all of us, all of us who had come here hoping to escape the ordinary, to be touched by greatness, to enter into the Life of the Mind.
California's four-year (and on-going) drought is causing everyone a mild migraine. In the north, forest fires are costing the state $200 million (and counting) to fight and contain, while many are losing their property and possessions to the flames.
On February 4, 1999, a young West African immigrant living in the Bronx, Amadou Diallo, was gunned down in a hail of 41 police bullets; a terrible shooting of an unarmed man. New York City swelled with racial anger, akin to the feelings that inflame Ferguson, Baltimore and other communities today.
The U.S. is suffering a decline in credibility. Despite having the world’s most powerful military, America has underperformed in recent conflicts. These seven interrelated traps are major reasons why.
On Tuesday, Politico Magazine held its latest installment of its “What Works” series on what state and local governments could do to improve their education systems.
featuring Sam Nunnvia Atlanta Journal Constitution
Thursday, September 24, 2015
The language of campaigning and the language of governance are often at odds. But perhaps, at least on some important topics, we should work harder to bring them together.
