After many hopeful years, progress in bridging black-white gaps— health, education, achievement—has stalled. By Gary S. Becker.

Timothy Garton Ash compares the Europeans who came of age in 1968 with those whose barricades fell during the velvet revolutions of 1989.

China has come to Africa. Can U.S. policy makers find ways to mesh, not clash, with Beijing’s interests? By Christopher C. Starling.

Empowering the Federal Reserve to fix problems in the financial services industry may seem the smart thing to do right now, but watch out. Its hard-earned independence is at stake. By Dino Falaschetti. and Michael J. Orlando.