Forecast for Pakistan by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says the U.S. can't do much, but Obama's on the right track. It takes a strong president to press himself and the world to do better. Excerpts from responses to Obama's Cairo speech
We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning. Text of Obama's Egypt speech. Gingrich reawakens fear of nuclear weapons exploded in the sky frying all electronics--he's not the first politician to
Israelis miffed Obama won't honor "clear understandings" with Bush to allow settlement growth during "settlement freeze." Ahmadinejad's rival during debate attacks corruption, Holocaust-denial, general "illusional perceptions." What exactly the Chinese government says about Tiananmen Square: nothing, or the "
It’s hard to complain about two dead TV shows when half your novels are movies.
Michael Connelly’s Jack McEvoy is back, ready to save the newspaper industry from taking the fall.
Literary memoirs may not be lighting up Kindles, but don’t ignore the latest from Reynolds Price.
A native of New York City, John Schaefer has been a WNYC radio host and music curator for more than 25 years. His long-running show “New Sounds” explores a diverse galaxy of genres old and new, and his program “Soundcheck” interviews artists and covers industry news. “Soundcheck” also recently
Lt. Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal has been picked to lead the war in Afghanistan, and on only one meal a day. One week spent in the general’s reduced-calorie footsteps.
U.S. military investigation finds personnel in Afghan airstrikes made serious errors that resulted in increased civilian deaths. Op: There is no such thing as "The Muslim World," and Obama's use of the phrase furthers an us-vs.-them mentality. Militant extremists: They're just
Twenty years after the Tiananmen Square massacre, exiled novelist Ma Jian revisits China. Interviews with four photographers who shot Tiananmen's "Tank Man" picture. Obama and Chancellor Merkel, considered by many trans-Atlantic observers to be "frenemies," strain to out-snub one another. Thanks, Obama,
