Opinion

June 12, 2009

When Airplanes Fall From the Sky

By Chris Impey I’ve travelled more than 5 million miles by air – far enough to get to the moon – Read More...
June 12, 2009

We Had Our Perestroika; It’s High Time for Yours

By Mikhail Gorbachev Years ago, as the Cold War was coming to an end, I said to my fellow leaders – Read More...
June 5, 2009

Obama Needs a ‘Big Idea’ for Muslims

By Robert Satloff When President Barack Obama speaks to the world’s Muslims from Cairo, Egypt, this week, he’ll touch, again, – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Idiot Aussies: Grow Up and Take Responsibility

By Alexander Downer I don’t know about you, but it’s always nice to get emails. Once upon a time you’d – Read More...
May 29, 2009

Beijing’s Would-Be Houdinis

By Sebastian Mallaby With extraordinary speed, China has morphed from a diffident player in international finance into an impatient table-banger. – Read More...
May 29, 2009

World Must Fight Carbon Dioxide Fast

By Bill McKibben All around the world, national governments are trying to hammer out their global warming policies, preparing for – Read More...
May 22, 2009

Atheists: No God, No Reason – Just Anger

By Charlotte Allen I can’t stand atheists – but it’s not because they don’t believe in God. It’s because they’re – Read More...
May 22, 2009

The Best Guide for Gitmo? Look to Singapore.

By William J. Dobson What to do with the Guantanamo detainees? Uncertainty resurfaced last week, as the Obama administration backed – Read More...
May 15, 2009

To Save a Life Is to Save the World

By Aziz Abu Sarah You are stronger when you let humanity overcome enmity. A few days ago, the world commemorated – Read More...
May 15, 2009

Obama’s Big Bet on Pakistan

By Doyle McManus The United States has just acquired a new client state – one with 170 million people, nuclear – Read More...