John Paul II"s confidence in the inalienability of certain rights was a spiritual rock on which whole peoples rebuilt faith in their own human dignity.

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.

Trying to rescue the European Union's failed political objectives should be off the table in Washington.

What were the original hopes and expectations of Russia’s 1991 revolution? A group of leading experts will discuss these and other questions in the context of Russia’s domestic politics, economic policies, role in the global economy and, above all, its relations with the United States.

Shifts in the Earth's magnetic fields may be the new scare for eco-apocalyptics.

The medical community has undertaken a vigorous debate about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). At one extreme are doctors, psychologists, and others who question whether clinicians are "medicalizing" childhood. At the other pole are doctors who eagerly prescribe medications for youngsters at the slightest hint of trouble. Nonetheless,...

Is the science on global warming totally settled? Think again.

Saving the euro is up to them, not us. They're perfectly entitled to try to create an alternative to the US dollar as the world's reserve currency, but we are equally free to let it fail.