Independence & escalating expectations
This is the season of assessments about how well we have not done since the Union Jack came down on August 6, 1962. We are better off on virtually every index of prosperity and well-being, except public safety... - Martin Henry

Rape, tape and hate
Rape is one of the harder crimes to admit to. You can get a person to confess to murder, stealing, selling cocaine and myriad other offences, but rape, no. It is also one of the harder offences to get redress for... - Melville Cooke

Latin America's populist bandwagon slows
Outside observers have been fascinated by the populist bandwagon rolling through Latin America. With leftist governments coming to power in one election after another, and with these governments speaking out... - John Rapley