Could gambling on your health be the best way to safeguard it?

Everyone’s worried about the “militarization of foreign policy.” But a program aimed at “civilianizing the military” might be just as important in the long run.

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Iraq may have fallen out of U.S. headlines, but tension in Kurdistan threatens to reignite the war.

Can Washington be effective and accountable at the same time?

What Sarah Palin’s candidacy says about the growing role of women in conservative politics.

After a decade of humiliation, Russia is more powerful than ever before.

Why marriage is the wrong dividing line between relationships that count and those that don’t.

America’s obsession with academic proficiency is a dead end. Can an alternative model get us back on track?

The psychology of cloning.

Grownups, kids, and the war on recess.

Why cosmetic surgery is about more than we think.

International adoption is redefining the American family—for the better.