Is the Arab Spring a Distraction for America?
Kathleen T. McFarland warned that America is diverting its attention from the real threat in the Middle East: Iran.
Patients Are Consumers
Paul Krugman argues that patients shouldn’t be called “consumers” because medicine is a noble profession.
Ahmadinejad Rebuffed by Iran’s Supreme Leader
After resigning from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government, Iran’s intelligence minister was reinstated by the supreme leader.
Obama Blames Big Oil for High Petrol Prices
The president looks for fraud, but the real reason gasoline prices are rising is his anti-oil policy.
Iraq’s Maliki Faces Security Dilemma
The Iraqi prime minister must decide whether to ask American troops to stay or risk going it alone.
Why Concessions Hasten a Regime’s Demise
Bashir Assad promises reforms but like Mubarak before him, he may only embolden his opponents.
Why Illness Has Become a Crime
Richard Ralston fears that illness will be judged the result of criminal negligence under collectivized health care.
The New Game Changers
The BRICS are here to stay.
Greece Increasingly Likely to Restructure Debt
Despite tens of billions in European financial support, Greece still teeters on the brink of bankruptcy.
Egyptians Smile at Mubarak’s Arrest
The detention of the Mubarak family is not only a legal move but a political act of the military’s.
Former Oil Executive Urges More Drilling
As gasoline prices continue to climb, a former Shell Oil Company president said the answer is to boost American production.
G20 Designs Mechanism to Balance Global Trade
The world’s major economies pushed ahead with a plan aimed to curb global trade imbalances but discord remained.
The Great Trade Wall of China
Foreign companies continue to struggle with protectionist measures in China.
UN Report: Palestinians Ready for Statehood
According to a recent United Nations study, Palestinians are quite capable of administering their own affairs.
What Will Happen in Syria?
The regime’s concessions have not managed to quell the unrest.