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Pitfalls of an Aging China

John Lee | Jan 02, 2013
Rising social costs, shrinking labor pools, nonperforming loans, a distorted economy and more—an in-depth look at the huge challenge facing Beijing.

Tyranny for the Commons Man

Barry Schwartz | Jun 23, 2009
Six billion people are now sharing one planet, one water supply and limited energy resources with a grab-first-ask-questions-later mentality. But there is hope. New insights into human psychology can help manage everything from environmental negot

Battle of the (Youth) Bulge

Neil Howe
Richard Jackson
| Jul 02, 2008
Global demographic explosions are mixing with population busts—and the consequences could be serious. As some countries get older and others younger, will demography be the key to the wars of our century?

Feeding Frenzy

Javier Blas | Jul 02, 2008
Wars for oil? Food fights now seem more likely, because we’re paying the price for not keeping up with rising emerging-market demand. Yet there’s light at the end of the tunnel—increasing supply isn’t an impossible task.

Political Correctness, Or The Perils of Benevolence

Roger Kimball | Dec 01, 2003
The soft despotism of speech codes.

Migration and the Dynamics of Empire

James Kurth | Mar 01, 2003
Do all roads lead to the new (American) Rome? The imperial task has always been affected by the movement of peoples. It still is.
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Commentary

Immigration Policy Is Foreign Policy

Dov S. Zakheim | Nov 14, 2012
Work programs at home and development in America's neighborhood could stop illegal border crossings.

Divergent Foreign Policy Views: Survey Finds Biggest Public/Elite Gap Is over Immigration

Mark Krikorian | Dec 25, 2002
It comes as no surprise that there are significant differences between the opinions of the public and the elite on a variety of foreign-policy issues.

Books & Reviews

The Origin of Modernity

S. T. Karnick | Jun 01, 2005
Modern Western discord stems from differing Enlightenment experiences.

French Without Tears

Martin Walker | Mar 01, 2005
Cet animal est très méchant; quand on l'attaque, il se défend. Quelquefois.

Contact: The Politics of Migration

Jeremy Black | Sep 01, 2002
Impressive historical scholarship on migration cannot save Professor Hoerder from the miasma of current academic fashions.
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