No time to disengage with Muslim nations The outraged reaction of Muslim protesters to the trailer of a film that defames the prophet Muhammad and that may not even exist in full is both discouraging and dismaying.
Unrest reflects global democratic development The phrase "be careful what you wish for" comes to mind when reviewing the waves of public protest and revolt in the Middle East and North Africa. Long-established dictatorships are collapsing, which is an extremely promising development of histori..
Ending financial arms race CAMBRIDGE People often ask if regulators and legislators have fixed the flaws in the financial system that took the world to the brink of a second Great Depression. The short answer is no.
House quietly approves government funding Believe it or not, this is news: The House, quietly and without rancor, on Thursday passed a $500 billion spending bill to pay for running the U.S. government for the next six months. The Senate is expected to easily clear the measure this week.
Mideast chaos shows need for American energy NEW YORK America's economic well-being is at the mercy of the most thin-skinned hotheads on Earth.
Hazard of Internet age One of the biggest and most recalcitrant problems in Nigeria today is the rapid disappearance of a reading culture. Many people barely read even newspapers, preferring instead to spend their time chatting on social networking sites. And others use ..
Rich got richer, middle class got squeezed It's a rare government economic report that brings no comfort to either side in a presidential election campaign.
Francois Hollande multitasks between mistress, ex-mistress The French have always seen it as a sign of sophistication that they discreetly ignore, along with a complicit press, the risque sexual lives of their leaders.
Peace Caravan decries toll of drug war BALTIMORE Participants in the historic Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity already have tried to hold Mexico responsible for the violent drug war that its government estimates has claimed at least 60,000 victims and devastated families.
Uniting Europes fleets PARIS Of Europes 23 naval forces, only Frances possesses a fully operational aircraft carrier, the 40,000-ton flagship Charles de Gaulle. Although the United Kingdom is currently building two carriers of its own, the Royal Navy is years away ..
No rush to war with Iran, at least not just yet No American president would, or should, cede the power to another country to declare war on our behalf, but this is perilously close to what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding of President Barack Obama.
Why encourage single motherhood? Noted academic Stephanie Coontz frequently writes on the evolving American family and the changing role of marriage. Usually, she is right on. But her latest essay for CNN.com is far off.
Olympic Games vs. country image Have you ever thought why the worlds nations spend so much money and effort on training their Olympic sportsmen? And why Olympic champions are greeted by their countrys leaders and given sufficient monetary rewards by their governments? Does wi..
US diplomats deaths must be avenged North Africa and the Mideast are notoriously volatile regions, prone to periodic spasms of violence. One of those spasms claimed the life of one of our most skilled ambassadors to the region, J. Christopher Stevens. At 52, he was an Arabic-speaking..
Bob Woodwards book tells on Obama Bob Woodward has been telling on presidents since he and Carl Bernstein teamed up to reveal the Watergate misdeeds of President Richard Nixon in the mid-1970s, and he's at it again. This time, it's President Barack Obama who is feeling the sting, n..
Seouls strategic relationship with Beijing This year marks the 20th anniversary of the normalization of South Korea-China diplomatic relations. Now, South Korea plays a global role, and China is the No. 2 economy in the world. Nonetheless, the quiet atmosphere of celebrating the 20th anni..
California redevelopment is dead or not Redevelopment is dead or so proclaimed Gov. Jerry Brown and legislators last year when they canceled the legal authorization for the six-decade-old urban renewal program and seized its assets to close the state's budget deficit.
