Count me among those who were glad to see the documentary “Inside Job” win an Oscar. The film reminded us that the financial crisis of 2008, whose aftereffects are still blighting the lives of millions of Americans, didn’t just happen — it was made possible by bad behavior on the part of...

Según el diario Milenio de la Ciudad de México, el 4 de febrero fue el día más violento del sexenio del presidente Felipe Calderón: fallecieron 63 mexicanos en incidentes vinculados a la guerra del narco. Durante todo el mes de enero, las ejecuciones de unos y otros por unos y otros sumaron 920,...

Jonathan Alter wrote a book about Barack Obama’s first year in office called “The Promise.” That’s a great title because it works on so many levels. For example, over the past four years, Obama’s career has been marked by a constant promise: He has continually said he is on the verge of...

Pasé un año en Inglaterra; un país de primer mundo. Fui allí a estudiar una Maestría, porque se reconoce como uno de los países con mejor calidad de vida, más profunda cultura, una increíble historia y gran nivel de estudio. ¿Saben lo que me encontré? Me encontré un país increíblemente hermoso;...

In many ways, the personal injury lawsuit looked routine: In late 2001, a government employee and his family sued the agency he worked for, saying it had placed them in a mold-contaminated home that made them sick and required nearly all their possessions to be destroyed. But this was no ordinary...

All contemporary U.S. presidents vacillate between promoting democratic values and human rights around the globe versus protecting security or national interests. Usually, “realpolitik” comes out on top. The moment of high tension for President Barack Obama arrived last week as the populist uprising...

Meet the new buzzword, same as the old buzzword. In advance of the State of the Union, President Obama has telegraphed his main theme: competitiveness. The President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board has been renamed the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. And in his Saturday radio...

Great news! Starting Jan. 23, AT&T will reportedly funnel all of its new subscribers into a $10 per month, 1,000-text message plan, or its $20 unlimited plan. Finally, freedom from the tyranny of choice! That $5 per month, 200-message plan that gave you just the right amount of texts every month?...

It was a miserable morning in New York, rain falling heavily and a 30 mph wind that made holding an umbrella difficult. Yet a man walked briskly up Fifth Avenue, balancing his umbrella and dodging pedestrians as he texted from his smart phone. As a sheer physical act, it was almost Olympian in the...

La mitad de los mexicanos considera que los científicos son peligrosos para el país. Por ello, ante la presencia de enfermedades que la ciencia no reconoce, más de una tercera parte de la población dice que hay otros medios adecuados, como las limpias, la homeopatía y la acupuntura. El nivel...