Oct 8, 2007 | Articles
By Andrew Bernstein The return of the Olympic Games to the country of their birth is an appropriate reminder of their deeper meaning. The Ancient Greeks founded the games because they valued the spectacle of a great athlete striving for victory. But the veneration of...Mar 8, 2003 | Capitalism
By Andrew Bernstein A specter is haunting Africa–the specter of starvation. At least 2.5 million Zambians currently face famine, as do millions more across southern Africa–in Lesotho, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The United Nations estimates that more than 14...Mar 8, 2003 | Articles
By Andrew Bernstein Those who oppose war with Iraq–from foreign heads of state to homegrown antiwar protesters–employ a common expression of contempt for the American war effort. America, they sneer, is acting like a “cowboy.” A mock interview...Oct 27, 2002 | Articles
By Andrew Bernstein The Nobel Peace Prize was just awarded to Jimmy Carter. Although Carter’s efforts to convince Egypt to recognize Israel’s right to exist was a genuine achievement, he has otherwise continuously betrayed the principles on which peace...