End of the Melting Pot?

The speed of assimilation on the part of immigrants often hinges on the welcome provided by host communities
Ashley Pettus
May 14, 2007

Political Will Needed to Eliminate Racial Discrimination

How can Indonesia come to grips with histories of colonialism and inequality that have shaped its entire society?
Zakki Hakim
February 4, 2003

Free Markets Need Free People

US immigration policy is highly impractical as long as illegal methods remain faster and easier than the legal ones
Gordon H. Hanson
April 23, 2007

Fury at Zimbabwe UN Role

By selecting a leader from a nation in crisis, developing nations may damage the credibility of a major environmental commission and the UN itself
Tracy McVeigh
May 16, 2007

Europe at a Snail's Pace

"The French president and the German chancellor appear to have done a deal on how the European Union will be governed in future. Institutional progress is in sharp contrast with persistent economic failure."
January 15, 2003