Time again for a U.S. election to rivet the world
We foreigners often scoff at Americans. But like it or not, the world always pays rapt attention to the U.S.…
News media is no match for Trump and his tall tales
U.S. presidents have often twisted the truth. But Donald Trump has flooded the news media with falsehoods in a unique…
Worlds apart, youth tend to communities during COVID-19
Youth around the world are fighting fake news and delivering groceries to the needy as they juggle online studies with…
Decoder: Why are U.S. troops all over the world?
Despite an isolationist president and a plan to withdraw from Afghanistan, the U.S. has some 200,000 troops scattered around the…
Deciphering Trump through an African trade deal
Donald Trump has disparaged African countries in no uncertain terms. Why, then, does he keep meeting Kenya's leader in the…
Would U.S. pullout from the Sahel make Americans safer?
The U.S. is considering pulling forces out of the Sahel in Africa, where they are fighting Islamic extremists. Would a…
What my garden says about the American dream
My father used to tend our garden. Then he was taken from us — changing what I understood about America's…
U.S. blunders in Afghanistan recall Vietnam
By Jim Wolf The stark missteps recorded in the Afghanistan Papers recalled an historic about-face by an architect of the…
Afghanistan & U.S.: Déja vu all over again
The U.S. sends troops far from home on an ill-defined mission. Leaders lie. The conflict becomes a losing quagmire. That's…
‘Brain waste’ exacts human and economic toll on U.S.
Skilled immigrants can struggle to work as professionals in the U.S. But there's no quick fix to "brain waste," which…