What are major differences in the population patterns of the world’s two billion-people countries?

How has China taught the world to think differently?

Keynesian measures are politically very contentious in the U.S. — even one it comes to applying them to the upper classes.

What accounts for Czech President Vaclav Klaus’s extreme skepticism about Europe’s future? Could he simply be channeling Ayn Rand?

Did Ayn Rand’s libertarian philosophy stem from improperly transferring her experience in revolutionary Russia to the western world?

What would it take for the U.S. political system to make a serious effort to confront climate change?

What are the risks of inaction when it comes to climate change?

How have new media technologies heralded a revolution in the way we think and act?

In the wake of potential scandals and major missteps, how long will it be before Germany’s new president resigns?

Is United Nations peacekeeping fading away as a result of budget cuts — or are we just settling into a new normal?