The Palestinian prime minister on building the institutions of self-government.

The Israeli prime minister on nuclear proliferation and a two-state solution.

Like Mussolini and Stalin before him, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has erected his very own movie studio. Welcome to Hugowood.

Despite the incredible obstacles and numerous setbacks in negotiations with the Palestinians, Israeli President Shimon Peres remains optimistic

Why making laws takes so darn long.

While negotiations with Iran are hitting snags at every turn, the U.S. has quietly inked a massive nuclear deal with Iran's neighbor, the United Arab Emirates.

The coauthor of SuperFreakonomics talks about whether the book minimizes global warming, whether humans are truly selfless, and what the long-term effects of Hurricane Katrina might be.

For the better part of the Christian era in Western civilization, illustrating scenes from the Bible was not job for artists. It was job. As late as the Renaissance, Michelangelo, Leonardo, and their wannabes spent their days illustrating ceilings and altarpieces, painting frescoes, and chiseling images of Moses, David, and Madonna and child out of every scrap of available marble. But as the church lost some of its hold on the Western imagination, artists felt free to look elsewhere for inspiration. Now and then an artist would undertake a religious theme (Chagall, Rouault), but excepting the English painter Stanley Spencer or outsider artist Howard Finster, it's hard to think of a major modern artist who's spent much time on holy ground. It's even harder to think of an artist who could significantly alter our perceptions of the events, previously illustrated or not, in the Bible. But then, who could have foreseen that R. Crumb would tackle the Book of Genesis?

A memoir that's as delicious as its recipes.

Maziar Bahari's ordeal inside Tehran's Evin Prison.

Abigail Pogrebin found a singular identity while being part of a pair. A conversation.

Tips for handling social tech, from the author of the newly updated Queen Bees and Wannabes.

The cofounder explains how he translated word-of-mouth recommendations into an online business.

Over the years, the U.S. has unloaded massive amounts of aid to Pakistan, including $7.5 billion more earlier this month. But the money doesn't always wind up where it's supposed to.

Islamabad's full-on assault in Waziristan is targeting the Taliban on the country's western border. The problem, however, is in the east, too.

Why there's more reason than ever to be skeptical about cancer screening.

Why isn't the story of several missing women in North Carolina getting attention?

Pakistan has quietly accommodated militant groups within its borders for years. Now they're coming to life, and they're ugly.

Tim Kaine used to be Obama's heir apparent. Then he was named DNC chair.

Anti-Obama paranoia is good for at least one business.