Green Day’s latest release, 21st Century Breakdown, is a punk-pop testament to the power of the rock opera. From the Who’s tale of a deaf, dumb, and blind pinball wizard to David Bowie’s story...

To American eyes, the struggle raging in Pakistan with the Taliban is about religious fanaticism. But in Pakistan, it is about an explosive fusion of Islamist zeal and simmering ethnic tensions that have...

Some topics get saved for big moments, such as commencement addresses, “last lectures,” and retirement parties. But others need to be spoken within the daily give and take. Being direct has its place....

The U.S. economy dropped another 539,000 jobs in April, according to various reports — which I realize is not the news that those of you about to embark on what we euphemistically call “the real world”...