Women will strengthen US combat units
Australia began a five-year process of opening the ranks of all its combat units to women Tuesday, according to the Associated Press, a reform that...
Texas plan not appropriate for Florida universities
Gov. Rick Scott has expressed interest in reforming higher education in Florida by imitating a plan proposed by Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, even asking...
US protests force public accountability
In New York City, at least 80 protesters were arrested Saturday outside the New York Stock Exchange. The protesters, part of a movement called Occupy...
Haiti has made little progress
Nearly two years after a disastrous earthquake hit Haiti, reconstruction of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country is far from completion. With a devastating history of...
Secularist law goes too far
The French government banned praying in the streets of Paris last week. While the law is targeted toward Muslims, it will apply to people of...