Thousands of Central Americans—many of them minors—are making the dangerous trek north in search of safety and opportunity. A simple change in rhetoric could help them stay in the United States.
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Bowie and Me
The influence of the late rock star on this author’s life.
A New Deal: The Gig Economy and the Future of Labor
American workers are struggling. New technologies are poised to make it worse.
Courts, Corruption, and Confucius: The CCP’s Illiberal Reforms
The Chinese Communist Party must choose between a weaker state or a weaker economy. President Xi Jinping believes he can forge a third option.
Activism is Dead
Silenced by money, American food and environmental activism has lost its integrity. The result: a corrupted Congress and a duped citizenry.
How Red Bees Took Down the Cherry King of Red Hook
For years, cherry kingpin Arthur Mondella tended his own secret garden. A highly illegal one.
The 86th Casualty
The 1994 bombing of Buenos Aires has just claimed another casualty, raising disturbing questions about a decades-old coverup.
The Wild Life and Death of Mark Hughes
A story of the megarich run wild, and those who paid the price.
The Plunging Price of Oil and the End of OPEC
Along the roadsides and off the highways of America, a quiet revolution is brewing. With over 60% of gas stations across the country offering prices lower than $3.00/gallon, Americans are paying less for gas now than they have in the past 4 years. The drop in prices would seem to come from nowhere; crude oil […]
Keystone XL: Our Politics Must Catch up to the Science
The Problem On May 4, 2012, TransCanada Corporation sent an application to the State Department for a proposed pipeline that would run from the Canadian border to Nebraska. Keystone XL, if approved, would be the fourth phase of the Keystone Pipeline System (three phases are already in operation). When completed, the pipelines would carry up […]