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National decline often arises from special interests corrupting a country’s institutions. Such narrow interests include crony capitalists, consumer activists, economic elites, and labor unions. Less attention is given to government insiders — rulers, elected officials, bureaucrats, and public employees. In autocracies and democracies, government insiders have the motive, means, and opportunity to co-opt political power for their benefit and at the expense of national well-being. Many storied empires have succumbed to such inside jobs. Читать дальше...

President Trump and the E.P.A. are scaling back Obama-era rules for U.S. automakers on greenhouse gas emissions. Here’s the breakdown.

This week Ecuador could remove President Correa from office. What might that mean for the country? And why are we fighting the same old fights over free trade? Mary Anastasia O'Grady of the Wall Street Journal comments.

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Why does the Catholic Church support illegal immigration into the United States?

STEVE BANNON is right. This week, in a New York Times Magazine piece otherwise dedicated to the President’s dance with Congress, he offered this: 

STEVE BANNON is right. This week, in a New York Times Magazine piece otherwise dedicated to the President’s dance with Congress, he offered this: I think the Democrats are fundamentally afflicted with the inability to discuss and have an adult conversation about economics and jobs, because they’re too consumed by identity politics.

This week, how to avoid contaminating Mars with microbial hitchhikers, turning mammalian cells into biocomputers, and a look at how underground labs in China are creating synthetic opioids for street sales in the United States with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic. Caitlin Hicks Pries joins Julia Rosen to discuss her study of the response of soil carbon to a warming world. And for this month’s book segment, Jen Golbeck talks to Rob Dunn about his book Never Out of Season: How Having the Food... Читать дальше...

You can pick up a laptop for peanuts these days, but for those with the budget a higher-end machine can offer more power, features and battery life – not to mention stylish good looks

By Liam Ryder Chris Hardy believes that Whitby Town need to improve defensively if they are to secure a position in the Evo Stik Northern Premier League play-offs, but insists that his side have fight. The Blues again showed defensive frailties when it came to set pieces in their recent 2-2 draw with Stafford Rangers.... Read More

The school holidays are nearly here, which means there’s lots of time to fill keeping the children entertained and getting them outdoors as much as possible. With it being the Year of Discovery here in Wales make some time to explore our legendary landscapes while mountain biking some of the best trails in the UK and beyond. To help you out with deciding what ...

IN 1784 the Empress of China set sail from New York, on the first American trade mission to China. Carrying ginseng, lead and woollen cloth, the merchants aboard dreamed of cracking open the vast Asian market. But the real profit, they found, came on their return, when they brought Chinese teas and porcelain to America. As other ships followed in its wake, the pattern became clear. Americans wanted more from China than Chinese wanted from America, and the difference was made up with a steady outflow of silver from America into China. Читать дальше...

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'I went to Ampleforth College. So did her daughter,' says LBC presenter

Chair of Commons Science Committee says: 'Too often the clever practice of communications overshadows the true advice of experts, and the public are left bewildered, and not knowing who to believe'

Something has gone seriously wrong with American society.

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Iran’s Shi’te clerical regime is forming a strategic alliance with Afghanistan’s hard-line Sunni Taliban. Their covert coalition will have far-reaching consequences for Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, as well as rigid Islamist militant groups and regimes throughout the greater Middle East.

Join Scarlett Johansson in the future as the classic Manga creation comes to life

Your phone might automatically dim its blue light at night. But does this really help you fall asleep?

BBC Sport presenter Des Lynam reacts to the IRA targeting the Grand National at Aintree with a bomb threat.

Lifetime Isas allow under-40s to save for a home and retirement at once, and the Government is offering free top-ups worth up to £32,000 if you max out your fund.

Rightly or wrongly, some people simply want a quick, straightforward route map to investing in an Isa. To that end, this is our distilled guide to getting started.