MI6 says it doesn't torture, though it occasionally works with those that do (i.e., the U.S.). A lesson from Obama's mother's research: No nation--even if it is our bitterest enemy--is incomprehensible. Hitchens: The Kim Jong Il gang makes slaves of
Fact vs. fiction in the health care debate: a primer on the big topics. The United States, like most countries, has long had a lunatic fringe. Explaining Palin on health care. Kissinger: Bill Clinton's trip may have opened a new dialogue, but we can't forget North
Op: Congress may yet pass Obama's health legislation, but it will be due to Democrats' numbers, not public enthusiasm. Studies find yawning may be linked to heat regulation. Sullivan reader says you'll pay a price if you dismiss the right wing's nutty percentage.
John Hughes dies at 59 from a heart attack while visiting Manhattan from his farm in Illinois. Touching pen-pal relationship documented between Hughes and a fan. Sotomayor confirmed as the 111th justice and the first Hispanic to serve on the Supreme Court. Sotomayor's confirmation has a Denver
If the revolution has survived in Iran, "it has done so in part through prudence." He enjoyed raw fish so fresh that he could start eating as its mouth is still gasping. Theories on what Kim Jong Il and Clinton shared for dinner. See also: I made pizza
Though few details are known, the White House wants to transform the way immigration violators are handled into a "truly civil detention system." Afghanistan violence surges ahead of this month's elections; roadside bombs killed 26 today. Bill Clinton's network of contacts worried senators during
Chinese firms hold three of the top four slots among biggest publicly listed companies. Clinton begins Africa tour promoting partnership, not patronage. Op: Western NGOs have an Orientalist--er, Amazonianist--view of the Amazon region. Tired by call girls and sex tapes, Berlusconi to be treated for stress while on
For the first time in "about 15 years," Russian subs patrol the U.S. coast. Today's long read: How the military went out of style. There's an even weirder possibility, that the Kim we're seeing is a body double. Photos from Bill
"The North Koreans have a lot of nostalgia for the end of the Clinton administration." The former president is in Pyongyang to free journalists. Suppose Obama really was born in Kenya, then what? Resignation, impeachment, or nothing. Op: We'd save money on health care if we
Q&A about Clinton and North Korea; Iran questioning three Americans accused of straying. Advertising has done so badly of late that "it doesn't have to come back all the way to have a strong recovery." From 1956, F.R. Buckley's analysis of
