Why do Americans bother to be a superpower? What's in it for them?

Tim Geither did not fool the Chinese. He seems to have fooled most Americans though.

East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet... minds.

Or rather, where is he?

Can you bribe all of the people all of the time?

Sooner or later you have to stand up to madmen - and as costly as that is, it only gets more costly the longer you wait.

A simple rule change will end the practice of executives escaping with vast wealth as their companies collapse behind them.

Finally, a non-polluting automobile! But at what cost?

The world's great and good have criticized the Sri Lankan army for killing civilians during their civil war, but how do you end a war without breaking eggs?

One-party rule has brought the California economy to the brink of collapse despite the voters' best efforts.