South African President Jacob Zuma has ousted his independent finance minister, as part of a massive cabinet reshuffle that has many in his own party crying foul.

Events in Ivory Coast remind us that rising expectations produce more revolutions than poverty.

Some creative Italians have found a way to beat their country’s job-destroying Euro woes—and the powers that be have immediately organized to crush it.

Berlin’s self-righteousness on economic matters is understandable. But times are changing, and Germany politics have to keep up if the EU—and the transatlantic relationship—is to survive.

But this weekend’s protests, impressive as they were, are a long way from constituting a lasting threat to Putin’s power.

A more important question than whether the botched health bill passes the House.

The GOP Congressional caucus is in chaos as it tries to ram through Obamacare repeal.

But the dictatorship lives on.

Israel’s latest strikes against Hezbollah are likely to be cheered by the Sunnis.

But zealots who want to burn down the whole administrative state have it wrong.