World War I was not inevitable, as many historians say. It could have been avoided, and it was a diplomatically botched negotiation.

The male elites that run most countries are exceedingly uncomfortable with the subject of AIDS because it's a sexually transmitted disease.

The World War II generation believed the United States could do anything - anything... And Vietnam was a shattering experience for everyone.

I still believe in the possibility of the United States, with all its will and all its strength, and I don't just mean military, persevering against any challenge. I still believe in that.

As countries grapple with modernization, people who are left behind tend to hold firmer and firmer to their view of the evil of modernity.