Rural America is hemorrhaging its nativepopulation, clearing the way for newcomerswho see in its wide open spaces and plentiful menial jobs a land of opportunity. Andsmall-town life is changing forever.
The Statue of Liberty stood for decades in New Yorkharbor before it became a symbol of welcome tonewcomers. In forgetting that fact, Americans reveal their taste for myths about immigration.
After decades of dormancy, India has blossomed into one of Asia’s two emerging powers and an important strategic partner of the United States. How—and whether—it navigates its rise could well determine the future of the whole region.
Novelty beckons Americans as never before. As the wreckage of our headlong race for the next new thing recedes in the rearview mirror, will we remember what we’ve lost?
A growing number of Africans are arriving in the United States in search of a better life. But even as these immigrants learn to negotiate a complex new culture, they cannot forget the beloved and blighted lands that sent them forth, yet call them back.
Violent video games teach our kids to point and shoot, say their critics. The truth may be every bit as frightening to members of a generation raised to believe they’re thinking outside the box.
Americans enter the brave new world of retirement with a lot of silly fantasies. And, says this writer, thank goodness for that.
The Social Security system gave birth to the modern idea of retirement as a golden age of life after work. That concept was never very carefully thought out, and now that it is more than 70 years old it looks ripe for retirement.
While America dithers, Sweden and other countries have pioneered creative and surprisingly hard-headed reforms to cope with the mountain of retirement costs that lie ahead.