Join us for a conversation on what Los Angeles mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa has learned from his efforts in Los Angeles, what it takes for mayors to impact public education, and how policymakers and reformers can help drive urban school improvement.

It has been reported that the Obama campaign this year, as in 2008, has disabled or chosen not to use AVS in screening contributions made by credit card. That doesn't sound very important. But it's evidence of a modus operandi that strikes me as thuggish.

It's comfortable living in a cocoon -- associating only with those who share your views, reading journalism and watching news that only reinforce them, avoiding those on the other side of the cultural divide.

Liberals have been doing this for a long time. In 1972 the movie critic Pauline Kael said...

Las actividades delictivas de Hugo Chávez, que hace tiempo son la ruina de sus vecinos de Las Américas, ahora se expandieron a Irán, donde está ayudando al régimen iraní en la búsqueda de armas nucleares. La política de Estados Unidos de "mirar para otro lado" para no darle la atención que busca, debe modificarse. La administración Obama precisa fortalecer sus vínculos con los amigos de la región, hacer que las Naciones Unidas presten la debida atención a la asociación de Chávez con Irán y comprometer al pueblo de Venezuela para enfrentar la amenaza que representa Chávez. Puntos clave de este Panorama: Hugo Chávez está desarrollando un programa nuclear para Venezuela al mismo tiempo que coopera con Irán en la búsqueda de armas nucleares. Estados Unidos debe enfrentar la seria amenaza que representa Chávez. La administración Obama debe fortalecer los lazos con los amigos incondicionales, redoblar la cooperación en la lucha contra las drogas en África y Europa y advertir al pueblo de Venezuela en relación con los costos de la conducta riesgosa de Chávez.

Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou"s trip and its aftermath have revealed just how troubled his relationship with Japan is.

A book review of The Prince of the City, which documents Rudy Giuliani's successes before the terrorist attacks of September 11.

How many times have you heard Barack Obama talk about "investing" in education? Quite a few, if you've been listening to the president at all.In fact Americans have been investing more and more in education over the years, led by presidents Democratic and Republican. But it's become glaringly...