Analysis & Opinion
The whining of the militants
It’s the curse of our times: militant group self-pity. But however vexing it may be to watch powerful figures use the blame game to justify their bad actions, the strategy is proving wildly successful.
America’s mass incarceration system: Freedom’s next frontier
The $80 billion a year that the U.S. spends on mass imprisonment could instead fund pre-kindergarten for all children ages 3 to 4 or forgive tuition costs for all U.S. public universities.
Breaking down the legal issues in Sandra Bland’s arrest
There is no law that would require you to put out your cigarette. When we have contact with the police, there are ways to escalate and de-escalate the situation. Bland clearly was annoyed that the trooper was asking her to do that.
Don’t tear down Confederate monuments – do this instead
Why eliminate street names that tell one part of Southern history when we can amplify them to tell even more of it?
How the U.S. is training China’s military – while inching toward conflict
Even as the United States provided China with its highest-level access to military drills, the U.S. military leadership consistently ratcheted up the level of confrontation in the South China Sea.
North Korea’s very bad year and China’s role in it
Of all the pressures North Korea faces, none is perhaps as threatening as the prospect of a full-blown recession in China.
Apple has time on its side
The iPhone’s frenetic Chinese growth powered a 33 pct rise in revenue. Marginally softened forecasts for the next few months nevertheless knocked $50 bln off Apple’s value. Minimal information about Watch sales also disappointed. A little patience, however, will go a long way.
Why Estonia’s not worried, despite its neighbor to the east
Estonia and Russia have taken radically different paths since the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991, and by many measures, the tiny nation on the Baltic Sea has had greater success.
What the latest presidential polls tell us – hint, it’s not who’s going to win
Polls give a snapshot of where things stand right now. That can predict what’s going to happen a year from now only if you assume that nothing is going to change.THE LATEST
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COLUMNISTS & CONTRIBUTORS
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Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 4:37 AM UTC
America’s mass incarceration system: Freedom’s next frontier
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Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 8:58 PM UTC
The whining of the militants
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Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 6:51 PM UTC
Breaking down the legal issues in Sandra Bland’s arrest
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Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 10:38 AM UTC
Don’t tear down Confederate monuments – do this instead
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Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 5:00 AM UTC
How the U.S. is training China’s military – while inching toward conflict
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Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 12:49 PM UTC
Tide flows against UK’s pro-EU campaigners
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Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 7:14 AM UTC
Review: A partial defence of financial innovation
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Fri, Jul 24, 2015, 7:06 AM UTC
Rob Cox: FT is to Nikkei as Jim Beam is to Suntory
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Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 9:59 PM UTC
Lazard and Evercore do more with less in M&A boom
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Thu, Jul 23, 2015, 7:10 PM UTC
Financial logic in $1.3 bln FT buy is paper thin
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