John Frederick’s column of Nov. 23-24 expressed what is reflected in the above title. Futility is not what the exercise has become. This is a sincere man who is very knowledgeable and competent. He ...

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Recently the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette published several letters to the editor in the space normally allocated for the Voices page editor's Wednesday column, while she took the day off. Some of the ...

The legend is told about King Canute, the 12-century ruler in England, who planted his throne at the edge of the ocean and demanded that the tides recede. His power was limited, and, contrary to ...

Democrats are acting more like a bickering political science department than an opposition party. As the political press lit up last week with new revelations about the extent of former President Joe ...

It’s a rallying cry that every government can get behind. As artificial intelligence seeps into more facets of society — including critical industries like defense, healthcare and financial services — ...

I started going to the gym half a year ago, and this week I think I’ll finally make it there. I’ve encouraged myself by hiring a personal trainer. There’s nothing like a kick in the wallet to get me ...

The U.S. men's gymnastics team is heading to the Beijing Olympics, its eyes still on the medals podium. Without reigning Olympic champion Paul Hamm, though, getting there is going to be a lot tougher.

When the Supreme Court of India recently dismissed a petition to ban Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, it sent out a powerful message: book banning is a relic of the past. In an age where ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Elections in Chad have unfolded largely as predicted. The head of the country’s ...