Russian president Dmitri Medvedev's rhetoric may portend a break with the policies of his predecessor, Vladimir Putin, but to prove he means what he says, Medvedev should begin redressing some of the most conspicuous miscarriages of justice that marked the Putin regime.

Barring the totally unexpected, Sotomayor's confirmation will be a cakewalk.

Republicans and Democrats have begun attacking the opposing party, losing a sense of their own greater narrative.

Review of No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning, by Abigail and Stephan Thernstrom.

Eliminating barriers to high-tech trade between India and the United States would offer great benefits to both countries.

The proof is in the pudding: The times are better than they used to be. The middle class is flourishing and optimistic.

It's too early to predict if "Let's Roll!" can become the hallmark of President George Bush's trade policy over the balance of his term.

Protests that have swept the country in the past few months point to a growing dissatisfaction with the Kremlin's policies; as the only viable political challenge to the Putin-Medvedev Kremlin, they bear careful watching.