1. WikiLeaks’ Release Doesn’t Serve Anyone

    The indiscriminate publications of thousands of diplomatic cables by a whistleblowers’ website is outright irresponsible, argues Nick Ottens.

  1. Senator John Kerry listens to Afghan president Hamid Karzai in Kabul, October 20, 2009

    Rumors of Negotiation in Afghanistan

    Despite much hubris in Western media, questions linger over whether Taliban “negotiators” are actually speaking for the organization.

  1. View of the Odaiba bridge in Tokyo, Japan, May 2, 2009 (Spreng Ben)

    Japan Isn’t Doing That Bad

    Japan isn’t doing as bad as The New York Times would like to believe but who will tell the Japanese?

  1. House Minority Leader John Boehner, a Republican of Ohio, appears on CBS' Face the Nation, September 12, 2010

    John Boehner in The Spotlight

    The Minority Leader defends himself while Democrats try to cast him as the face of the “same old” Republican Party.

  1. NYT Urges Gates to Cut Deeper

    Robert Gates’ attempts at squeezing the US defense budget are admirable, says The New York Times, but they’re not enough.