Even if you put everything into the right blue bins, a lot of plastics will end up in landfills and the ocean. Consumers can't solve this problem.

Countries constantly move up and down a spectrum that ranges from authoritarian to liberal.

An administration official's Senate testimony fails to reassure that relief is coming anytime soon.

Donald Trump isn’t the first president to discover that, when it comes to the border, there are few good options.

The government has hatched another misguided response to sky-high prices.

The combined company will be tied to cable TV. And cable TV will die.

An Iowa publisher didn't buy Time for its famous global brands. That's just a sign of the times.

A court decision preventing the Berkshire Museum from auctioning two paintings is bad for a dynamic culture.

Price pressures are shrinking cabins inexorably.

Don't blame liberals and regulations; blame capitalism and technology.

Researchers who want professorships are sometimes driven to publish suspect findings.

The reality-show selection process degrades the eventual chair and his or her influence over policy.

In most cases, democratization has followed an authoritarian ruler's mistake.

The aggressive, small-footprint approach is an  improvement, but there will inevitably be more casualties and crises.

His message is directed at countries in the developing world. It's an offer to back them if they buck U.S. dominance.

A rekindled nuclear scandal shows how Russia exports corruption to the West.

Columbus wasn't the only one on the move during the Age of Exploration.

There's treasure to be found in the world's trash.

The key isn't where managers come from, but the environment that surrounds them.

Ranji Nagaswami will look at everything.

The Trump administration's repeal plan would upend a tradition worth keeping.

The EPA chief's review of disposal regulations could endanger public health.

Hurricane aid is on its way, but the U.S. seems unwilling to tackle the island's long-term problems.

A defense of global order, disguised as a nationalist provocation.