The Kimberly Process has become a whitewash; Roger Bate reports from Africa.

What sort of economic model will Raúl leave behind? And what strategies can restore genuine economic opportunity and freedom to the Cuban people? Please join us for a discussion of these topics and more, keynoted by Castro scholar, author and former U.S. intelligence analyst Brian Latell.

In 2011, the United States’s sleepy free trade agenda finally got a shot of caffeine, but if the U.S. wants to seriously bolster its economy in 2012, policymakers ought to anchor their boats to the quay of an aggressive free trade agenda.

Today, cholera can easily be controlled by maintaining simple sanitary standards--but there is no running water in much of Zimbabwe, and sanitation systems have collapsed.

Poverty rates should go down. But does that mean it's the government's responsibility? Maybe the answer is yes. But if it is, the burden of proof should fall on those who, in effect, want the government to win the future by "investing" in shoes--rather than on those of us who are open to the idea of turning back the clock.

The United States distinguishes itself from other countries by being consistently generous to millions of citizens, yet many other countries disagree with U.S. actions.

The growing length of retirement for men in part reflects a decline in the number of years spent working. Is this a good thing?

Tokyo's response to the earthquake will change the country's politics forever.