Despite the unconscionable liberalization of U.S. gun laws, gun ownership rates have gone down. Why?

Why the U.S. strategy to remake Afghanistan after 9/11 was bound to fail.

The trials and tribulations behind raising support for liberal policies in Egypt and beyond.

Why is Pakistan’s commercial hub less stable than ever?

Claims about a watershed election are exaggerated, says the former UK Minister for Europe.

The UCSB shooting is yet another monument to the cowering silence the NRA has forced the U.S. public into.

Why are anti-immigration parties on the rise in much of Europe?

Russia Pivots to Asia

The SAT bores and tortures students – and has nothing to do with education.

Premiums for health risks could move Asia toward a better habitat, but a tenser trade environment.