All From the Editors
CommentaryAmerica's immigration labEach wave of immigration has reshaped the United States. Each wave has also worried those who arrived earlier.
CommentaryFinding the road to 鈥榟ome鈥�Yes, 'he鈥檚 a rescue.' He's also family. The gratifying saga of one castoff canine is also the story of many others.
CommentaryThe back story of what we buyAs consumers benefit from the ever expanding global market, ever greater vigilance is needed to ensure that products from far away are not the result of exploitation.
CommentaryLooking at 2015 ... and at 2015There was plenty of bad news in 2015. But good news -- progress in almost every category of well-being -- vastly outweighed it.
CommentaryWhy we're all of one partyThe ideal is the voters swing from party to party in a contest of ideas. The current reality is that birds of a political feather flock together.
CommentaryThe call for a generous heartThe narrative of violent jihad and civilizational conflict must be supplanted by one of tolerance and shared humanity.
CommentaryWhat we owe Earth's other predatorsHumans must be good stewards of Earth's creatures -- even of those that once vied with humans for dominance.
CommentaryGetting charity rightGiving is a thing of the heart. Giving in ways that don't lead to unintended consequences requires the head.
CommentaryKnowing when to open doorsBuilding a wall can protect people, property, and cultures. Tearing a wall down can promote human progress.
CommentaryHelp from a truer social networkDisrupting the social network that turns the alienated into jihadists isn't easy. The care and support of a real social network helps.
CommentaryA middle-class state of mindEveryone agrees that a strong middle class is important. But being middle class is about more than economics.
CommentaryHow to get 'Big Aqua' rightFor an expanding global population, fish is the future of food. That's why sensitive, sustainable aquaculture practices are important.
CommentaryWhere new cooperation could leadThe history of Iran and America is full of bitter memories on both sides.聽Could that ugly history ever give way to a sunnier view?
CommentaryTo separate, strengthen, and returnReligious communities often swing back and forth -- opening their doors to the welcome the world, closing them to regain their original purpose.
CommentaryOld neighbors. Can they be friends?The United States and Cuba are stepping carefully into a new era, well aware of the difficult history they share.
CommentaryEducation's new front lineEducation isn't, as Socrates said, about filling vessels. It is about kindling a flame. The best school principals know that.
CommentaryWhy brand-new cities beckonAs the world becomes more urban - and urban areas become more gridlocked -- 'insta-cities,' surge.聽
CommentaryThe instant the world changedA new world was born 70 years ago out of the ashes of war. With it came many of today's world problems. With it also came a determination to make the world better.
CommentaryTurning the page on a presidencyA president's legacy is written in clay, not granite. One generation gives a thumbs up, the next a thumbs down. No presidency is every really over.
CommentaryA revolution comes in layersThe "energy crisis" hit like a locomotive in the 1970s. Today's "energy revolution" didn't happen suddenly. It grew out millions of innovations, processes, and decisions.聽