Despite gestures that have endeared him to progressives, Pope Francis is just as much a “racist homophobe” as his predecessor, warns Salon.

The outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has seen a spike in cases over the past month. It has now claimed more lives than any previous outbreak, and medical professionals fear it is “out of control.”

A Christian woman sentenced to death in Sudan has been released, but it’s only one bright spot in a dark time. Christians are increasingly under attack across the Middle East and beyond.

Fouad Ajami, author, teacher, public intellectual, died yesterday at 68. His work will remain vital for those wishing to understand the Arab world of the late 20^th and early 21^st centuries.

Wholesale electricity prices in the UK are lower than expected, and that’s putting a strain on the country’s ability to subsidize its green energy production.

Employers are finding new ways to keep tabs on their employees, using methods that some might deem Orwellian. But there’s an upside to this new technology that deserves recognition.

Walter Russell Mead recently spoke at a conference sponsored by TAI, Freedom House, and Johns Hopkins-SAIS, called “Re-thinking Democracy Promotion Amid Rising Authoritarianism.” Here is a video of his talk.

ISIS is bigger, badder, richer, and better organized than any jihadi threat the United States has faced thus far. Its rise represents a foreign policy disaster of the first order.

Putin is getting chummy with Pyongyang in order to make trouble for both China and the U.S.

Slavery is more widespread than ever. A profile of indentured laborers in Pakistan points to a growing trend of global debt slavery.