All Commentaries
Pakistani Ignorance of bin Laden Kill Mission Grows More Ridiculous by the Year
Seymour Hersh reminds us how unlikely it was that the Pakistanis didn’t pick up U.S. helicopters on their way to kill bin Laden.
The Old Oil Order Is Collapsing
If even Saudi Arabia is ready to move away from its reliance on petroleum, we’re indeed entering a new world — one in which the titans of oil production will no longer hold sway over our lives.
Patience Not a Virtue With the Islamic State
The longer the Islamic State remains a viable force, the more likely it is to get its hands on nuclear materials.
One Last Chance for Peace in Yemen
Absent much stronger U.S. and European pressure on their Saudi allies, Yemen’s latest ceasefire threatens to collapse — which could mean a return to massive civilian bombardments.
Making China Great Again
If the U.S. and China think they can grow at each other’s expense, they’re snookering themselves.
Wealthy Americans Don’t Have to Go to Panama to Hide Their Wealth
Who needs offshore tax havens in Panama? Nearly 300,000 corporations — including some owned by Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton — are incorporated at a single Delaware address.
How Japanese Officials Can Atone for Fukushima
Let them eat isotopes.
The Pentagon Shouldn’t Get to Absolve Itself for Bombing a Hospital
We need an independent investigation of the brutal U.S. attack on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan, which killed 42 people.
RE/MAX: First In Global Home Sales — Including West Bank Settlements
RE/MAX’s international office claims it has no jurisdiction over the activities of its Israeli franchises.
NATO’s Dangerous Game: Bear-Baiting Russia
After the Cold War ended, many of the safeguards preventing war between Russia and the West have been allowed to lapse.