The case for universal pre-kindergarten isn’t as strong as it seems.
Memphis demolished inner-city projects and transferred residents into better neighborhoods, but only succeeded in spreading crime to the new areas.
Cities are undergoing a complicated and profound demographic inversion.
What do post–Civil War Reconstruction and U.S. nation-building efforts in the Philippines, Cuba, Haiti, Somalia, Kosovo, and Afghanistan have in common?
The new American president will have plenty on his plate, especially in the Southern hemisphere.
A prominent historian ponders the long-term legacy of the elusive Bush Doctrine.
The new U.S. embassy in Iraq is a fortress covering 104 acres, but building bunkers may not be the best model to follow.
Many online merchants have looked for profits in the "long tail"—the niche markets—but an economist questions whether the numbers add up.