U.N. Human Rights Council decides allegedly horrific Sri Lankan camps warrant no investigation. Never read about Hitler on the bus. Conclusions after a year of reading books about Nazis. German scholars struggle with the implications of Google Books, issue complaints into the ether. Germany's Donald Duck is
With the tally holding firm at five states, California's ruling puts the heart of same-sex marriage squarely in New England. North Korea's recent provocation raises the question of whether we're still at war. Sixty-five years to the day of the first Normandy
Unconvincing argument says the Taliban's bombing in Lahore is a sign of desperation. In case you missed it: the New York Review primer on Pakistan. Policeman who shot demonstrator in 1967--igniting protests and reshaping politics of West Germany--was an East German spy. Cheney and Rumsfeld pressured
After North Korea's nuclear tests, Japan's ruling party will likely use the "political gift" to claw back a lead in polls--potentially breaking its pacifistic constitution. The leader of Japan's opposition party appears set to end a half-century, nepotistic stranglehold on
Sotomayer picked to be the next Supreme, known for ending the 1995 baseball strike. Previous four Supreme nominees all got hearings before the Senate's August break. Instapaper for the commute: Big Texas lessons on hell in health care. Gourevitch: I have seen all of the Abu Ghraib photos;
President Obama's moral argument on Guantánamo is unimpeachable; too bad Cheney sounds like the straight-talker. Krauthammer: Here's the Obama three-step: (a) excoriate the Bush policy, (b) unveil cosmetic changes, (c) adopt the Bush policy. Chomsky: Torture is an old American practice, and among the
Op: Because magnanimity would bring rewards, Sri Lanka's government should make peace with the Tamil minority, and fast. Ranked one of the world's worst places to live, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, isn't so bad--lots of guns, lots of climate change activism. What
In the form of a Pentagon report, ammo for keeping Gitmo open: One in seven prisoners returns to terrorism or militant activity. Last night, four men were arrested for plotting to bomb Bronx synagogues and use antiaircraft missiles to down military planes. Health officials confirm that, due to fallout from
U.S.'s three biggest trading partners see steep declines, reducing the market for U.S. exports and opportunities for investment. Strong demand and robust pricing for riskier companies hints at a latent desire by investors to put money to work. Profile of Homeland Security's whiz-bang
Senate Democrats will block Obama's request for funds to close Gitmo until he can provide a plan for what happens to the detainees. Head of Israeli security admits there is no imperative to continue the construction of a wall through the West Bank. Texas constructs U.S. border
