The big story of the day is the career shift of the blogger who put statistics on the front page.
Category: Personalities
Chomsky on Syria
Words of wisdom on Syria from veteran anti-war intellectual Noam Chomsky.
Rick Perry looks towards bigger things
Texas governor Rick Perry announces he will retire at the end of his current term. Is he again looking towards the presidency? And could he be the right choice for the Republicans this time?
Sex, Politics and Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi has moved closer to going to jail, on a charge that almost by coincidence tells us a lot about his record.
Death claims another general
Argentina's former dictator dies in prison, but we all too easily forget how normal his regime once appeared.
The Dalai Lama gets his gig
Sydney University decides to risk the disapproval of the Chinese government and host a lecture by the Dalai Lama.
The general comes home
General Musharraf returns to Pakistan with a plan to run for president – provided he can stay alive and out of jail.
Obama magic still works
Those who thought Obama had failed to deliver on his Middle East tour spoke too soon. The rapprochement between Israel and Turkey is a significant step.
James Buchanan RIP
Nobel-winning economist James Buchanan, one of the founders of public choice theory, died yesterday at the age of 93. As with most pioneers, it's a measure of his success that we no longer realise how controversial his ideas once were.
Obama picks his man for the Pentagon
Former Republican senator Chuck Hagel is to be the new US defence secretary – provided he's confirmed by the Senate. It looks as if Obama has picked the right man for the times.
The World is Not Enough 