Opinion

By Haleh Bakhash WASHINGTON ~ To celebrate the Persian New Year, President Obama sent a videotaped message to the people – Read More...

By Phaison Daoh SONGKHLA, Thailand ~ Those living outside of Thailand often imagine the country as a homogeneous society, but – Read More...

By Tracy Grant Richardson’s death punctures the illusion we all cling to that there is some order to the world, – Read More...

By Judea Pearl In January, at a symposium at UCLA (choreographed by the Center for Near East Studies), four longtime – Read More...

Comments on stories posted at thebalitimes.com. ON LIFETIMES WITH IBU MARSI, A 95-YEAR-OLD FROM UBUD Janice Says: Thank you for – Read More...

Sacred: The shrine of Imam Reza is Iran’s holiest shrine. Imam Reza, one of the most revered figures in Shiite – Read More...

By Sarah Haskins Barbie. Happy 50th. You haven’t had it easy, serving as both the template for idealized female beauty – Read More...

By Richard G. Lugar When people the world over want to learn French, they typically go to the local Alliance – Read More...

By William Drozdiak BRUSSELS, Belgium – When I first arrived in this city to play professional basketball in 1971, the – Read More...

By Michael Krepon Recent news that North Korea plans to test a ballistic missile that could reach Alaska gave doomsayers – Read More...