A new exhibit at the National Museum of the American Indian uses platinum printing—of the sort known for romanticized portraits of the “vanishing Indian”—to devastating effect.

Ireland has announced that it will end a tax loophole known as the “Double Irish”, which allowed multinational corporations to avoid paying corporate tax in any country. This announcement fits into a recent pattern of U.S. and European pressure to end tax haven abuse.

Five members of the Church of the Almighty God, a Chinese cult, have been sentenced to death for the fatal beating of a woman whom they were trying to convert to their cult. Official efforts to combat not just fringe cults but also more mainstream Christian churches in China have deep historical roots.

Marriage and the family are in serious disarray, and the culture wars have made fixing it hard. But points of alliance could emerge between the left and the right if we put down the weapons long enough.

Kurdish frustration at the Turkish government’s lack of action against ISIS is boiling over into the streets of Germany, where riot police report feeling trapped in a “proxy war.”

The massive and still accelerating cross-border movement of people across the globe might be the most portentous development of our times.

Margherita Grassini Sarfatti claimed she was to blame for fascism. It’s not so; not that she didn’t try.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is visiting Germany, highlighting the extremely important Sino-German trade relationship. Now, it seems as though German Chancellor Angela Merkel is trying to parlay that relationship into a tool for controlling Putin. That raises some interesting and unsettling questions for the U.S.

The Roman Emperor Commodus turned away from a fight against barbarians along the frontier to take up more rewarding domestic pursuits. It didn’t work out so well for the Emperor.

Houston and the San Francisco Bay Area are quickly becoming two of the most powerful cities in the country. So far both have grown without bumping into each other, but a conflict might be coming.