Though no longer a Cold War rival, Russia continues to pose immense challenges for the United States. The Kremlin’s perception of Russia as an “independent pole in a multi-polar world” often results in Russian policies that place the country at odds with the West. Russia’s current political elites are determined to prevent—and in some cases roll back—color revolutions in the former Soviet Union. They fear that successful democratization on Russia’s periphery will rouse similar demands at home. Regardless, the Kremlin’s ineffective authoritarian governance has stimulated a wave of large-scale protests in recent months that likely mark the beginning of Russia’s transition away from the Vladimir Putin era.

Ban preferences on the basis of skin color and race for anyone here, whether they came over on the Mayflower or last week.

Forty years after the murder of Martin Luther King Jr., the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama has once again led America to search its soul.

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The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative is avictory for justice.

The task facing us now is how best to address the possibility of human-induced climate damage on a global scale.

Three years ago, Arizona passed a law that allows almost any reasonably serious person to start a school and receive a little more than $4,000 in state funds for every student enrolled. Such "charter schools," as they're called, are public schools that operate with more autonomy than conventional ones--a vague...