Satire: Use at own riskBrian Bethune on the long and uneven tradition of satire — from Swift to South Park to Charlie Hebdo
’Charlie Hebdo’ attack: In conversation with Ezra Levant The media personality and former magazine publisher on being among the few publications—which included Charlie Hebdo—to print the Muhammad cartoons
Syria’s ticking refugee time bombSyria’s refugee crisis could explode across the Middle East and beyond—and the West’s lack of action will come back to haunt it.
Newsmaker of the day: Twitter stands up with #JeSuisCharlieNewsmaker, Jan. 7: A hashtag becomes a sign of solidarity for the lives lost in the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo
For the record: Salman Rushdie on the Paris shooting’Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect,’ says the famous novelist.
Paris shooting: Leaving Islam behindWith every terror attack, Islamic nations are further marginalized—becoming the world’s problems, not partners
Mexico’s blockbuster of a scandalHow a movie captured everything wrong with Mexico and its embattled president
Gunned down, not run down: The new face of American fatalitiesData shows that it’s just a matter of time before guns kill more Americans than cars do
Afghanistan’s new sheriffPresident Ashraf Ghani is out to radically overhaul the badly divided country. Is it ready for him?