For the entire first term, Obama and his people blamed Bush for everything - which is another way of saying they felt Bush and the Bush years were the inescapable reference point for everything they were themselves doing.

There are no Muslim ghettos in the U.S.

Reformist kings can save their dynasties now by helping their countries move smoothly into democracy, or they will end their years in exile like the Russian aristocrats of a century earlier.

At the United Nations, a lynch mob for Israel is always just a moment away.

Honduras was the original 'banana republic,' and its poverty remains extreme.

Persecution of Christians is growing around the world, and Congress needs to pay more attention to it.

Dubai must crack down on rampant smuggling, and the U.A.E. federal government has significantly stepped up pressure.