Criminal justice reform got one step closer today to becoming the first major bipartisan legislative achievement of President Obama’s time in office.

Sometimes a divided country is better than a hopeless one.

Bahrain more than doubled the price of beef and chicken, cutting meat subsidies in the face of falling oil prices.

Both China and Japan see rail as an important way to expand their regional influence, and boost their weak economies.

The VW and Willy Brandt Airport scandals reveal the other half of the German national character.

Two more European countries join the Luddite anti-GMO movement. Blame hypocritical greens.

Celebrities, corporations, and world leaders passed on this year’s Clinton Global Initiative in unusually large numbers. Is the Clinton political machine showing signs of wear and tear?

The radicalization of Muslims in Belgium provides ominous lessons for the rest of Europe.

As Russia bombs every rebel in Syria except ISIS and Iran and the Saudis square off over dead pilgrims and arms shipments to Yemen, could instability spread to the vital oil producing and shipping areas of the Middle East? Quite possibly.

Far-right European parties are replacing anti-Semitism with concerns about the “Islamization of Europe.” But dangers remain for Jews.