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'Orange Is the New Black' in the New China Aug. 07, 2014
The face of the "New China" is Guo Meimei, an attractive woman in her early 20s whose rise and fall ... Read More
Rudderless U.S. Foreign Policy Jul. 30, 2014
The Obama administration's recent failures in the foreign-policy arena have only highlighted how far... Read More
Scale Weighs In as Family Heirloom Jun. 06, 2014
Q: My great-grandfather was a shopkeeper, and he purchased the Dodge scale seen in this picture July... Read More
Barbarism Is Set Back -- For Now May. 23, 2014
This story has a very troubling start, but a pretty satisfying conclusion — if it really is th... Read More
Lamp Was a 1925 Wedding Gift May. 23, 2014
Q: The enclosed photo is of an electric lamp that was a wedding present to my husband's parents in 1... Read More
Bolivian President, Soccer Star May. 22, 2014
Evo Morales, the socialist president of Bolivia, made international news this week when he signed a ... Read More
Wicker Baby Carriage Is Vintage 1920 May. 16, 2014
Q: The enclosed picture is of an antique wicker baby carriage that I recently purchased. There is a ... Read More
Rethinking America's Decline May. 07, 2014
We recently learned that China is poised to replace the United States as the No. 1 economic power in... Read More
China Overtaking America May. 06, 2014
The Financial Times sent shock waves through the U.S. business community last week when headlines an... Read More
The Philanthropic Superpower May. 02, 2014
If a single word could sum up the goal of Barack Obama's Asia tour, it would be "reassurance." Obama... Read More
Americans Tire of Solving Everyone's Problems May. 01, 2014
Americans want a smaller role in global affairs than the stage-hogging part we command today. Nearly... Read More
Japanese Ship Impounded by China Over WWII Debt Apr. 24, 2014
A Shanghai court this week ordered that Baosteel Emotion, a Japanese cargo ship, be seized over an u... Read More
The Meaning of Lila
Apr. 22, 2014
Nationalism, Not NATO, Is Our Great Ally Apr. 22, 2014
With Vladimir Putin having bloodlessly annexed Crimea and hinting that his army might cross the bord... Read More
Harry Reid's Last Roundup Apr. 16, 2014
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy performed a remarkable public service for America over the last couple w... Read More
How to Assist Evil Apr. 09, 2014
"Engineering Evil" is a documentary recently shown on the Military History channel. It's a story of ... Read More
US and Canada: Together at Last? Apr. 08, 2014
What country do Americans overwhelmingly like the most? Canada. What country do Canadians pretty muc... Read More
Is Obama Seeking an Opening to Iran the way Richard Nixon did With China? Feb. 11, 2014
Is Barack Obama trying to shift alliances in the Middle East away from traditional allies and toward... Read More
Staying Out of Other People's Wars Feb. 07, 2014
"If these negotiations [with Iran] fail, there are two grim alternatives," said Sen. Richard Durbin,... Read More
Left Turn in the Emerging Markets Jan. 30, 2014
There's a new cynical perception among international investors that Brazil is becoming Argentina, an... Read More
