European Dispatch
Something's Fishy About That Red Snapper
Preventing seafood fraud won’t be easy, but a new law has potential to stop fish poaching and laundering, which involves mislabeling fish in restaurants.
Rethinking Nuclear Power Sparks the Greening of Angela Merkel
German Chancellor (and physicist) Angela Merkel did a 180 on nuclear energy after Fukushima, setting off an "energy revolution" in the process.
PTSD Affecting U.S. Soldiers More Than British
Why do so many American and so few British soldiers suffer from post-traumatic stress?
Start Slow With Bullet Trains
Will investing in speed and electrification create the "sparks effect" needed to convince Americans to ride high-speed rail?
'Shooting Galleries' Take Aim at Illicit Drug Market
The idea that governments can reduce both addiction and street crime — and maybe bleed black markets dry — by managing drug distribution has gained momentum.
Enlightenment Islam?
New Islamic theology courses offered at Goethe University in Frankfurt are an example of a new movement to train imams in Europe.
Don't Panic. It's Only the Internet.
International treaties aren't the way to combat cyber sabotage.
Betting Against the Euro
Why euro-bashers could turn against the dollar, and how they might be stopped.
A Right to Home-School?
A U.S. immigration court creates a new persecuted group in Europe: Christian home-schoolers.
Who Are You and What Did You Eat?
The voracious U.S. appetite for intel on casual tourists pushes the boundaries of privacy without necessarily keeping Americans safe.
Question Time for Denialism
The BBC finds the right way to counter Holocaust deniers: You have the public question them.
The Real Cost of Ransom
How can the U.S. and Europe keep ship owners from paying ransoms that make Somali pirates more dangerous?
Karl Marx and American Health Care
As the Germans and French have shown, a 'public option' for health insurance needn't give government a socialistic monopoly.
Germany's Fine Failure
Feed-in tariffs grow green power but may fall victim to energy politics, German-style.