Having spun an artificial Afghan state into existence, we can’t leave without it crashing into the ground.

You can’t consume an education; you can only earn it.

When the IRS takes a budgetary and political beating, the entire country ultimately feels the pain.

Control the vocabulary of a public policy debate, and you control the debate.

Is charismatic Christianity coming to Europe? Up until now, it didn’t seem likely. But events in the UK perhaps suggest otherwise.

Anti-Semitism is not absent from the BDS movement. But there’s a lot more going on here than mere bigotry.

As the Ukrainian protests show, Europe presents a strong pull to many living in former Soviet countries. Helping Georgia along its reforms today is critical, as an important association agreement with the EU is only a year away.

Productivity increases are almost always a good thing, but this time, rising productivity hasn’t translated into more jobs or higher wages. This has happened before, but it wasn’t easy. Can we transition again?

One of the biggest questions of the 21st century is whether the demand for ethnic, cultural and/or religious homogeneity will continue to convulse world politics, drive new generations of conflict, and create millions more victims.

U.S. fatigue and distraction in the Middle East has made ample room for Russia to step in as the new patron, power-broker and custodian of the region. Washington should think twice about welcoming this development.