The late Anthony Shadid’s quest to rebuild his great-grandfather’s home in Lebanon speaks to our hearts and our dreams.

Arab women face sexual violence as a repressive tool. It’s up to journalists—including female journalists—to bear witness to their struggles.

America has no peer when it comes to overconsuming. Can we be happy with what we've already got?

Libya's autocrat died as he had ruled, with brutal force. That doesn’t justify putting a bullet in his head.

The protesters have the right idea generally, but they’re in the wrong place.

What do Jacqueline Kennedy’s just-released comments about Lyndon Johnson have to do with the 2012 presidential race? Michael Hirsh makes the connection by arguing that people in public life should just say what’s on their minds.

Kathy Kiely predicts that this will be the first election cycle where the 9/11 terrorist attacks are a nonissue.

The nation has been through a kind of hostage crisis. But was it a Dog Day Afternoon—or Harpers Ferry?

The economy is something of an unfathomable entity outside of our control, as numerous U.S. presidents have discovered.

Trinidad’s hold on the heart.