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Harvard students who walked out of Greg Mankiw's Economics 10 class, while trying to make a point, only succeeded in halting dialogue about important issues.

It is great publicity for a charity when a celebrity gets involved. But sometimes a celebrity can do more harm than good.

Obama's recent performance at the G20 Summit in France means Europe won't be saved on American taxpayers' dime. It also means American global financial leadership is officially over.

Wikileaks, Bradley Manning, and Daniel Ellsberg are bringing transparency to government and also changing the way we think about the role and rights of government.

While Congress, the president, and presidential contenders worry about the Chinese currency issue, we lose sight of a pressing matter, protectionist policies regarding rare earth metals.

A move towards radical Islam is not to blame for Turkey's recent bouts of aggression towards the Middle East. Rather, a reemerging imperial attitude is.

If hacktivists want to make a serious political statement against criminal organizations, they have to target those criminal groups' sources of funding.

WSJ's Noonan would have you believe that Americans are politically polarized and further apart than ever before. In reality, the culture war is nothing but a myth.

Weigh in: What is the GOP's "dream ticket" to defeat Obama in 2012?

Conservatives arguing for government cuts in order to tackle national debt offer a misguided approach for economic growth, one that will only worsen the current malaise.

What do you think: What should Obama be doing to motivate millennials to join his 2012 campaign?

As the population hits 7 billion, concerns are being raised about how to control the population and facilitate equitable and stable development.

The Vatican's proposal for a new global financial system is ambitious and admirable. However, its recommendations are unrealistic at this time.

Compared to Cheney's pointless memoir, Rice's "No Higher Honor" provides a critical examination of the Bush administration and complex workings of international relations.

Amid international pressure and global efforts to crack down on tax evasion, Switzerland is being forced to reexamine the future of its age-old practice of banking privacy.

Some argue that contemporary language to describe war is a form of "spin" used to hide a gruesome reality. Yet war has always involved a distinct and sometimes complex specialist vocabulary.

By defunding UNESCO, the United States has provided the "least-bad" response to Palestinian membership, maintaining its stance on Palestine without seriously jeopardizing the UN's vital work.

The 2011 Nobel Economics Prize has been awarded to two deserving economists, highlighting the need for Americans to educate themselves on economic policy.

BoA may have dropped their proposed debit card fees, but they will only find other, more hidden ways to charge customers in order to increase their bottom line.

Occupy Richmond is making an embattled stand against corporatism in the heart of the conservative South. To survive it must balance public and police interests, as well as the movement's own.

European leaders agreed a new plan to solve the euro zone crisis, but fears are still running high as debt in countries like Italy and Spain weigh on the EU.

China seems poised to decide the fate of Europe as it debates whether to loan the EU much needed cash.

The EU recognizes the military, economic, and diplomatic benefits of an integrated Turkey, but detests what it views as cultural and demographic drawbacks

As world migration patterns intensify, the EU and its partners stand as innovators in creating policy without national legislatures, judiciary’s, and populist viewpoints.

After numerous campaign gaffes, Perry's presidential campaign is damaged beyond repair and he should bow out.

How can clinicians, policymakers, communities, donors and others address the complex intersection of religion and international health?

The increasing availability of Obama’s improved Income Based Repayment plan is certainly a step in the right direction but it focuses on symptoms rather than addressing causes.

I'm an American underwater in debt and with a stagnant income. Which group should I support: the Tea Party or Occupy Wall Street?

The historic snow storm in NYC helps bring focus and drive to the directionless movement.

Using the Vietnam protests, the civil rights movement, and the Tea Party as examples, it is clear that in order to succeed, OWS needs a coherent plan and objective.

Cain's rise is similar to Palin's gaffe-prone brand of politics that lacks substance.

The weather will increasingly be the Occupiers' greatest adversary, likely forcing a climactic confrontation between protesters and police.

Romney faces an uphill battle overcoming the stigma of his Mormon faith in the Republican primary. Perhaps Christians fear Mormonism's implications on their own faith more than its creed.