Hidden Feelings
GW asked why do they hate us. Obama asks how do we improve our security.
How About We Call It Quits On Empire?
In the end, some empires are defeated militarily, while others just sort of whimper away in decay.
Let’s Chuck the Bottle
Chances are that your city’s tap water, which is inspected several times daily, is at least as pure (and often more so) than the pricey stuff.
Eight Years of Guantanamo: What’s Changed?
The Obama administration promised to close the infamous detention center but delivered more of the same.
Urban Food Deserts Threaten Children’s Health
Access to nutritious food is a matter of social justice.
Iran Sanctions are Counterproductive
Gasoline sanctions strengthen hardliners’ arguments and undercut moderates’ calls for reform.
Health-Care Reform Won’t Cure this Sick System
Fewer than half of U.S. workers get paid sick days.
Fat Cat
A nine-figure income may seem like a lot, but I’ll take nine lives.
Mind-Reading Technology Threatens Our Liberties
Exposing the human brain to these devices creates physical and political risks.
What If We Were Judged by Our Jails?
The American prison population quadrupled in just the last 25 years.
Who Wants to Die for Karzai?
The cost of maintaining each soldier in this faraway land is roughly a million dollars a year.
Our National Pastime Is Too Brutal
Football uses its combatants like Kleenex, then discards them with hardly a thought.
Dubai
We’ve piled up a $60 billion debt and willl only pay our creditors when we’re good and ready.
Bye-bye, Dubai
What does it mean for the global economy when even a city of oil-rich opulence can’t escape the recession?
Bethlehem
It’s going to be a little harder this time around.