Opinion

The American mission in Syria is simply one of killing ISIS. Keeping it dead is someone else’s job.

Liu was sentenced to 11 years in prison for “inciting the subversion of state power.”

Should the government provide the financing for all health care in the United States?

We don’t know if the lawyer gave Don Jr. the dirt on Hillary he desired, but she lobbied against the Magnitsky Act.

The U.S. should not return the compounds until Russia makes genuine changes to its aggressive behavior.

It’s not too late to save the body that monitors international justice, war crimes and civil rights abuses.

Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has clear protocols for what should happen if and when we are contacted by extraterrestrial lifeforms.

Beyoncé's carefully constructed imagery of her latest pregnancy makes a statement about motherhood.

The thousands of languages spoken around the world are unevenly spread—researchers have a theory about why far more are spoken in tropical regions of the world.

Think of Joshua Green's book as the snack food to tide you over until the full takedown meal.

The deployment of women for suicide attacks shows not only the end of ISIS's "gender binary," but its state project.

Arab-Israeli singer Nasreen Qadri explains why she will be sharing the stage with Radiohead.

Those who are defending Al Jazeera, are defending the indefensible, writes Egyptian MP Osama Heikal.

Qatar will not close down Al Jazeera, as demanded by its Gulf neighbors, writes the head of communications for the Doha government.

William Oldroyd's film, acclaimed on the festival circuit for its daring, is joyless, ugly and arguably racist.

ISIS is creating legitimate businesses via third parties and reaping the profits.

Neil Buchanan writes that Republicans long ago decided they are willing to utter lies. Worse, they concluded that there was no downside.

The stock market is not a useful measure of how successful an administration’s economic policies are.

Russia moves against Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, to smother their independence.

The attack from the Temple Mount, or in Arabic al-Haram al-Sharif, is a game changer.

Robert Reich writes that his entire approach to life has nothing to do with standards. It’s about winning, at all costs. Whatever it takes.

Conservatives demonize the media while fawning over Putin.

Environmentalists must ensure that Trump’s agencies follow proper legal procedures before suspending or revoking these regulations.

Yes, the press has been reporting assiduously on Russia, but only because Trump appears to have so flagrantly violated the rules and norms of American democracy.

After 26 years of suburban stability, I recently sold my house, pulled up my stakes and hit the road. I’m a different person because of it.