September 4, 2009 Commentary

The Bomber and the Dissident

One got a glorious homecoming. The other was left to rot. Bill Frelick on the paradoxes of justice, Libya-style—and the perils of pretending Gaddafi has changed his stripes.

August 28, 2009 Commentary

Equatorial Guinea: Resource Cursed

Equatorial Guinea is perhaps the world's most striking example of why oil hurts, rather than helps, many of the countries that have it. Will the Obama administration stop the country's dictator from sucking its people dry?

August 19, 2009 Commentary

Anti-Gay Gangs Terrorize Iraq

Militias are targeting gay men in a killing campaign, ignored by police and prosecutors, that belies promises of security