A new biography of Chiang Kai-Shek reveals that the Generalissimo's life continues to be inextricably tied to his rival Mao.

What blogs do bloggers find worth blogging? The influence of influential bloggers, with diagram! And speaking of politically influential blogs, does politics need a new axis beyond liberal/conservative?

Plus, more on the cyber-wasteland of dead blogs left unattended sometimes for years.

In a blow to the DC Statehood folks, 5 Democratic presidential candidates have withdrawn from DC's non-binding primary.

They needed a survey for this? The Times Square BID sent out a survey which found that, yes, Times Square is too damn touristy.

Ah the House of Windsor - the original "Osbournes" of British family dysfunctions.

Does Saudi Arabia really need more democracy? A contrarian view says democracy is not enough.

Most reasonable people remember the late Yitzhak Rabin as a pragmatic man of peace. Most reasonable people are also not Israeli conservatives bent on tarnishing Rabin's name.