Media General opened its window on Washington 30 years ago, three blocks from the White House. Last week, the recession closed it. ...more

March 29, 2009

Do we want the United States to be like Europe? The European model has worked in many ways. I am delighted whenever I get a chance to go to Stockholm or Amsterdam, not to mention Rome or Paris. There's a lot to like - a lot to love - about day-to-day life in Europe. But I argue that the answer to this question is "no." Not for economic reasons. I want to focus on another problem with the European model: namely, that it drains too much of the life from life. ...more

March 28, 2009

For decades, Brazil has jealously safeguarded the right to decide the future of its national patrimony, the Amazon rain forest. It has responded to the plea of developing countries to stop the destruction of the rain forest with a defiant cry: "Hands off our Amazon!" Now, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has come up with a more practical response to those who want to save one of the most precious environmental resources on the planet: "Put your money where your mouth is!" ...more

September 3, 2008

European regulators are nearing a decision on whether to impose price caps on text messaging and mobile Internet use while traveling. ...more

July 12, 2008

Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but it can be painful when we see things our country should have done and didn't when it had the chance. A perfect example of this followed the collapse of the Soviet Union as democracy swept the world back in the early 1990s. A New York University professor recently discussed with PBS's Charley Rose about the West's, as in Western Europe and America's, missed opportunity when communism fell in much of the world. Instead of using those heady times to make great in-roads in the world as the only super power, we instead looked inward and missed a huge opportunity. Now that's all lost. Following the fall of the Berlin Wall, millions of people caught up in their first whiff of freedom sought what we had to offer. Everything seemed right and the rest of the world looked to us for leadership and guidance. Instead of stepping up and taking this opportunity, the West looked inward instead of outward. We could have affected so much change that benefited the world, and our country, but we missed the opportunity. ...more

June 16, 2008

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. dollar is weak against many foreign currencies, making it more expensive than ever to travel abroad. But the Nov. 15 issue of the TravelSmart newsletter - www.TravelSmartNewsletter.com or 800-327-3633 - has some tips for coping. ...more

January 6, 2008

It was one cross among hundreds: White stone, about three feet high, glittery flecks sparkling in the sun. ...more

December 19, 2007

John T. Kniesel died in combat some 65 years ago. ...more

November 25, 2007

Women are just as likely to get an abortion in countries where it is outlawed as they are in countries where it is legal, according to research published Friday. ...more

October 12, 2007

Chaim Hyman of Hudson says op-ed columnist Charley Reese wrong to say U.S. power waning. ...more

October 10, 2007