As an antidote to our troubled times, Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes makes a passionate appeal for literature, which "makes real what history forgot."
Robert Bly's call to arms for the men's movement died because of a lack of irony.
Many Russians now demand jury trials, where they have a higher rate of acquittal. Those are often overturned on appeal, however, which undermines confidence in the entire judicial system.
African complaints that U.S. agricultural subsidies are undermining their efforts to compete globally are beginning to find sympathetic ears in the international community.
When counting the Palestinian population, say two demographers, the numbers don't add up.
Frank Gehry's museum has been a flashy addition to Bilbao, but it still depends on razzle-dazzle shows to complement the architecture.
Paul Maliszewski on the 20th century's greatest forger
Eric Weinberger on the murder that transfixed Holland