An old lesson for human rights activists: when world order breaks down and refugee flows grow, compassion tends to shrink.

This “progress” is a testament to just how far the world has drifted away from the path of security and peace.

The modern economy’s disruptive nature is beyond doubt. But change is inevitable, and we should embrace it rather than trying to fight it.

The latest victory for teachers unions in California underlines how both parties are massively failing America’s urban poor.

As U.S. influence in the region wanes, Turkey and Iran may find enough common ground to beat up on the Kurds.

With interest rates at an all-time low, central bankers are trying to come up with policies for counteracting the next downturn. Is that even possible any more?

Pushback against the spread of charter schools is one of the Left’s most important goals.

Trump’s advisor has managed to make Russia the Evil Empire again.

A slowly-moving crisis is renewing nationalist calls for independence. There are merits to these demands, but all options should be carefully explored first.

American ideas about impending democratic transitions across the Middle East are almost always delusional fantasies, whether embraced by overconfident neocons in the Age of Bush or by overconfident liberal internationalists in the Age of Obama.