Why Turkey’s election is a very big deal

ISTANBUL — On Sunday, Turkey will hold a national election, less than six months after voters delivered the country's first hung parliament since 2002. The vote takes place in a climate of real tension and polarization. Months of concerted campaigning by Turkey's main political parties have exacerbated the sense of division within the country. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has […]











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Afghan president says his country’s problem is the opposite of D.C.’s — and he doesn’t mean it in a good way

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani hasn't had an easy time since his election last year. His government is facing a renewed Taliban insurgency as well as a growing Islamic State presence. A combination of security and economy woes have led many Afghans to give up hope after 15 years of chaos, with many of the country's brightest and best […]











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Refugee haters are supporting refugees and don’t even know it

As hundreds of refugees continue to reach Germany every day, the mood in social networks has taken an ugly turn. Some of those opposed to accepting more refugees have stopped pretending to be "concerned citizens," as they called themselves, and have adopted openly Nazi-era rhetoric. Consequently, some big newspapers have shut down their comments sections […]











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French police say these Halloween costumes are too ‘dangerous’

[#Halloween] Amusez, imaginez, épouvantez mais sans terroriser. Arme factice objets dangereux interdits #Vigipirate pic.twitter.com/X84FhCJQtf — Police Nationale 06 (@PNationale06) October 29, 2015 Just before Halloween, a French police department has issued a plea to potential revellers – please make sure your costumes are not "dangerous." That request comes from police in the Alpes-Maritimes département in Southern France, […]











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Why critics are not satisfied with the end of China’s one-child policy

On the face of it, the end of China's one-child policy should be a cause for celebration. The law that restricted parents to having only one child had been the cause of awful suffering for many Chinese citizens. Worse still, it was based on a terrible misreading of the country's demographic future. But the reaction from many critics […]











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The human suffering caused by China’s one-child policy

After 35 years, China has announced that it will abandon its "one-child policy." The decision appears to have been driven by concerns that the country's low fertility rate would create a crisis that eventually could threaten the legitimacy of Communist Party rule. Behind that big picture, however, are millions of smaller pictures: the individual lives touched by the […]











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