An authoritarian rich country augurs a better future than a poor democratic one.

Obama is undermining the principle of "the rule of law."

The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.

Can Mexico get its act together?

Unions hate the cheap Chinese goods American consumers love.

Why do we keep electing politicians who make promises that cannot be kept?

Like Somalia, Detroit is supported by outside contributions, but the pirates spend their loot much more carefully.

Colonialism bankrupted the colonial powers.

A nation's heroes tell you a lot about that nation.

Reparations for the slave trade aren't as difficult as we think.