Did Henry Kissinger engineer the coup d'état that toppled Salvador Allende?
In search of the right prescription for smart urban growth.
In America, civil religion blends the religious and the secular in a sometimes uneasy union.
The notion that the Supreme Court holds judicial supremacy is a hallowed American tradition...and a mistaken one, according to one law professor.
Does the "bully pulpit" of the presidency really influence public opinion?
There are sound reasons for the United States to seek European backing for its foreign policies, despite transatlantic differences.
By relying on the Patriot, American armed forces have "only half a missile defense," according to one observer.
The connection between poverty and terrorism is popular, but mistaken.
The Protestant Ethic notwithstanding, regular church attendance appears to be a statistical drag on a country's economy.
Old-fashioned piracy on the high seas was virtually extinguished in the early 19th century, but it is making a troubling comeback, particularly in the Far East.