Opinion

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...

It was the mystery of the 2016 presidential campaign: Why wasn't Jeb Bush, who seemed a shoo-in for the Republican nomination and has the resources to...