Opinion

President Barack Obama can make the fight over filling a Supreme Court vacancy a political winner for Democrats. The debate about what to do with the slot...

Some years ago, I added “To Kill a Mockingbird” to the syllabus of my course on Ethics in Literature. I teach in a law school, and the students in the...

The global oil-price bust has devastated economies across the Middle East and North Africa. Having seen severe price declines in the past, many leaders in...

If an entire country had a current relationship status — like the one on Facebook — it would likely be: In love with PSL. The colourful scheme of things...

The past is neither your friend nor an enemy. I heard the phrase when I was a child. I never understood its meaning until years later. Somehow, it found a...

The late US Justice Antonin Scalia argued last year that there was something wrong with having a Supreme Court composed entirely of people who had studied...

Ukraine is proving itself a nation prone to popular revolt and immune to revolution. For evidence, see Tuesday's political drama, when a government and...

I recently had an e-mail exchange with a reader who was sharply critical of a mainstream presidential candidate. I asked her about her political...

When identifying threats to Himalayan ecosystems, China stands out. For years, the People’s Republic has been engaged in frenzied damming of rivers and...