When conventional tools of resistance have failed or been compromised, humor has been a weapon of last resort for the African subaltern.  

As 2023 comes to a close, here are ten Americans we lost this year who made a mark in foreign policy. 

A comprehensive list of each episode of The President's Inbox organized by topic. 

Significant Developments Syria. Representatives from various Syrian opposition groups-- including some Islamist factions-- met in Cordoba, Spain today to try to forge common ground before the schedu…

China’s economic miracle has imposed tremendous social costs.  In December 2015, as levels of PM2.5—the deadliest airborne particles—were forecast to be more than twenty times the level considered sa…

The trade deficit continued to shrink in February, even though oil prices stopped falling. Chalk that up to a huge slide in non-oil imports. Non-oil goods imports were down 25% y/y. Automobile…