Opinion

IMF’s Outlook: Not Great
The West slows while Asia takes the lead.
Universal Childcare: Real Problem, Wrong Solution
New Mexico’s universal childcare experiment will likely worsen shortages and raise costs. Families will pay—if they can get care at all.
Demonizing and Prosecuting Fossil Fuels Companies: Misguided and Pernicious
On a net basis, fossil fuels have abundantly blessed humankind. The producers of those fuels deserve our gratitude, not our censure or condemnation.
China–Russia–Iran–North Korea Ties: Weaker and Less Economically Significant Than They Seem
Whatever the geopolitical ramifications of cooperation within this group, its economic reach and finances are far from enough to topple the international system
The CCP’s ArcGIS Cyberattack Threatens Everything
The U.S. response to the CCP has been too little, too late.
The Aircraft Carrier Yorktown and the Department of War
If we are going to enable future heroes, we must operate aggressively and effectively. If we do, the department’s name change will truly change history.