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“The world is heavy on us,” says Sakurai Katsunobu, recalling the day that its weight almost crushed the life out of his city. On the morning of March 11 …

Iraqis grieve after a bomb attack claimed the life of a family member in Baghdad, January 5, 2012. (Photo: Michael Kamber / The New York Times) On …

Is it all over but the (anti-American) shouting — and the killing? Are the exits finally coming into view? Sometimes, in a moment, the fog lifts, …

President Obama seems to be enjoying some good luck in that the economy appears to be picking up just in time for his re-election campaign. While the economy is …

The long-awaited settlement between 49 state Attorneys General and the big five robo-signing banks is proving to be a major disappointment before it has even been signed, sealed and …

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich speaking at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 16, 2011. (Photo: Gage Skidmore) Irina Alexander is a …

Rep. Walter Jones (R-North Carolina) at a press conference where he introduced the “Afghanistan Exit and Accountability Act” on Capitol Hill in Washington, on May 5, 2011. More recently, …

RV parked at Mitchell Caverns, a California state park closed in 2011 that has suffered from vandalism since being shut down. (Photo: Mollivan Jon) Top politicos in …

Brad Kittel, who has developed an entire philosophy around the concept of “sustainability through salvage,” builds “Tiny Texas Houses” that are as much as 99% “pure salvage.” Some as …

Well in advance of the 2014 centennial of the beginning of “the war to end all wars,” the First World War is suddenly everywhere in our lives. Stephen Spielberg’s …