Why do rich nations elect to fund global health campaigns to tackle problems with no supra national element at all, such as obesity or smoking?

Everyone knows presidents have larger-than-life size egos. It goes with the job. But changes on the official White House website reveal that we've never had a self-regarding narcissist quite like the oval Office's current occupant.

As the Republican presidential candidates struggle to finish first or second in the usually crucial South Carolina primary, they seem to be ignoring an important political rule, summed up in the Boy Scouts' motto: "Be prepared."

How have classical liberal ideas on policy affected society?

An examination ofthe content of instruction at a stratified sample of the nation’s principal preparation programs.

Even the most prominent critiques of teacher preparation typically seem to presume that teacher recruitment--whether it incorporates clinical preparation or what not--ought to be geared toward new college graduates gearing up for the same old jobs. There are smarter, better ways to approach the challenge at hand.

In the war on terror, 2002 was a year of preparation and waiting; the year 2003 will be one of action and decision.

Charles Murray proposes four original solutions in response to the problems posed by the growing class divide among whites in America, as detailed in his bestselling book, "Coming Apart".