Why have the Chinese invested so much effort and resources winning influence with various African governments?

It's a federal crime to administer any medical treatment without FDA approval; this effectively outlaws any medical experiments that are too far outside the mainstream.

Our schools need reform. Obama is opposed.

When the space elevator is built, it won't be an American device.

The EPA has done well to stop something bad.

If Al Gore is seriously worried about rising sea levels, he ought to advocate letting us return to unpatented, cheaper Freon.

Time magazine gets a clue on welfare, and advocates "creating livelihoods."

What if the stadium is empty? If there are too many empty seats on TV, I'll lose my head. What to do...?

Solzhenitsyn warned of "an atmosphere of moral mediocrity, paralyzing man's noblest impulses."

Ingrid Betancourt has learned that there are some people you just don't negotiate with.