Fareed Zakaria Points Out Russia’s Failures
In his Washington Post column, Fareed Zakaria describes Russia’s failures as a modern nation. Although it ranks alongside other developed nations in terms of wealth and education, it falls far…
Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court struck down the use of race in college admissions decisions in two cases dealing with affirmative action at Harvard and the University of North Carolina in 6-3…
David Brooks on Donald Trump
In his June 15 column in the New York Times, David Brooks laments the corrupting influence of Donald Trump on American politics and culture. He says: Donald Trump, by his…
Fareed Zakaria on India’s Human Rights
Fareed Zakaria’s column in the Washington Post urges the administration not to be too aggressive in criticizing India’s human rights record. He says: There is a … critique of the…
Rainforest Disappearing
According to an email from Foreign Policy magazine rainforests, particularly in Brazil and the Congo are disappearing. Alexandra Sharp says: Almost 10.2 million acres of primary rainforest around the world were lost…
Economist Webinar on Energy
The Economist magazine just held a webinar on energy. I thought it was very reasonable, not wishful thinking about a carbon free environment. It touched on most of the important…