Opinion
New Passport Rankings Show that the World is Opening up – But not for Everyone
Patrick BixbySalman Rushdie, the celebrated Anglo-Indian writer, once declared that the “most precious book” he possessed was his passport.Rushdie had already published dozens of works,...
A State for Some of Its Citizens: Captured Black Soldier’s Saga Highlights Racism in Israel
RAMZY BAROUD“For how long will I be in captivity? After so many years, where are the state and the people of Israel?” These were...
Realism About Techno-Optimism
Gernot WagnerNEW YORK – Technology will save us! No, it won’t!Whenever the climate-policy debate addresses specific economic sectors, potential carbon-abatement technologies, or energy strategy,...
China’s Pro-Growth Happy Talk
Minxin PeiCLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – The Chinese government seems to have fallen back in love with economic growth. As the chaotic exit from its zero-COVID...
Who’s Afraid of BBC?
The BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat pogrom may damage Modi's image abroad and take away some of the sheen too from his much-advertised...