Opinion

The Arab Spring for freedom that first bloomed in Tunisia last December just keeps unfolding. And each new blossom in the Middle East and North Africa raises this difficult question: Full Story »

New York - Critics are saying the arty German director's "enveloping" new documentary makes better use of 3D than by-the-numbers blockbuster fare Full Story »

New York - Our country has long been slow to accept any public figure who seems too 'exotic,' says Timothy Egan at The New York Times Full Story »

New York - The space shuttle was scheduled to begin its final mission Friday afternoon, but lift-off has been pushed back until Monday at the earliest Full Story »

The bizarre case of Raymond Davis – the CIA contract employee who shot and killed two Pakistani men who were pursuing him on the streets of Lahore Jan. 27 – illustrates just how poisonous relations between the United States and Pakistan have become. Full Story »

New York - Birth certificate or not, diehards refuse to believe Obama was born in the U.S. Does the fact that he's black have anything to do with it? Full Story »

New York - The Journal of Animal Ethics says people will start treating their "companion animals" better when they stop talking down to them Full Story »

Irvine, Calif. - "Atlas Shrugged" has finally reached the big screen and, especially among tea partiers, Ayn Rand is being hailed a prophet. How could she have anticipated, more than 50 years ago, a United States spinning out of financial control, plagued by soaring spending and crippling regulations? How could she have painted villains who seem ripped from today’s headlines? Full Story »

New York - Until this week, 45 percent of Republicans believed the president was born outside the U.S. How did this rumor start? Full Story »

New York - The dress suspense is over: The royal bride evoked Grace Kelly in a gown by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen that drew near-universal approval Full Story »

Creators Syndicate - By the time you read this, Prince William and his bride, Catherine Middleton (who, depending upon the distribution of titles, may henceforth be known officially by the odd formulation "Her Royal Highness Princess William of Wales"), will have exchanged vows. Full Story »

Creators Syndicate - The aging of the baby boom generation has not improved its reputation. Having brought immense positive change to this country, the postwar population wave is frequently castigated as a self-seeking and even selfish cohort by members of the generations that have followed, who worry that those nearing retirement will cost too much to maintain amid dimming economic prospects. Full Story »

The Nation -- There is a strangely atavistic slant to British political culture at the moment. Full Story »