There's writing that's high literary art, and then there are the "for dummies" books.

A leading French intellectual examines that global cult of anti-Americanism.

First came Salam Pax. Now Iraqis are flocking to internet cafes to blog about Baghdad.

Once again, the UN Commission on Human Rights can't get shit done. This is an annual embarassment.

If it hadn't become The Shawshank Redemption, Stephen King's novella would've been forgotten as a minor work.

500 TV channels is a good thing right? What if you just can't decide between all that junk?

Would you believe the latest push for letting immigrants run for president is coming from a conservative Republican?

Africa is the epitome of kleptocracy. But then, when graft is the only way to feed your family...

With all the looting and insurgency going on in Iraq, a pro-US Iraqi wonders if Iraq is even worthy of all the attention it's getting from the US.

What's gonna be the final word on James Yee? A "sorry" from the feds may be too much to ask for.

Is Eliot Spitzer really a corporate dragon slayer or just another savvy politician with a law degree?

Ah, Iraq. Yes, this certainly is a fine mess that the neo-conservatives have gotten us into...

Not even workers of a Pentagon-backed Iraqi media outlet are safe from US guns.