The president of the Conference of European Rabbis has condemned a ruling upholding France’s burka ban. Increasing ecumenical cooperation will be essential if religious minorities are to have any luck beating back Europe’s new illiberalism.

There are big diplomatic changes afoot on the Korean peninsula, and they are paying off for all the players. But that doesn’t necessarily make Northeast Asia any safer.

Double-digit increases in NYC health insurance premiums are expected next year. New Yorkers are rightly worried about their own budgets, but the rates spell a problem for the whole country.

The ones he’s told us about, anyway.

Iraqi troops fled the border with Saudi Arabia, and the Saudis sent 30,000 troops to fill the gap. Yet another major American ally moves closer to war.

But the United States may nevertheless come to play a greater role in the world of the sport.

The Iranians, like the Russians, have sent jets to Iraq. Is the world starting to take advantage of President Obama’s apparent need for time as he makes foreign policy decisions?

In a partial blow to public unions, the Supreme Court ruled that certain kinds of public employees don’t have to pay union fees. The ruling clears the way of a crucial and necessary development: the de-bureaucratization of state services.

The Vatican has just given official status to a global group of priests who preform exorcisms. To the surprise and disappointment of some, the Pope is still Catholic, and the Catholic Church is still traditional.

If Narendra Modi’s landslide victory was in large measure due to the failure of the preceding Singh government, he now faces a big challenge and a huge opportunity. Here’s how he might proceed on both the economic and foreign policy fronts.