Welcome to the Zero Sum Era. Now How Do We Get Out?

My grandfather’s idea of an Easter egg hunt involved hiding money in colorful plastic eggs sprinkled around his house in Long Island. Most held coins, but there was always one with a crisp, new $100 bill. My cousin, Billy-O, and…

Lawsuit Against Panama Challenges Detention of Trump Deportees

A group of high-profile lawyers on Saturday filed a suit against Panama over its detention of migrants deported from the United States, threatening to disrupt President Trump’s new policy of exporting migrants from around the world to Central American countries.…

Illegal Migration to the U.S. Now People Are Heading to Canada.

The pre-dawn call by U.S. border agents to their Canadian counterparts was shocking: A group of nine people, most of them children, were about to enter Canada on foot. On Feb. 3 at 6:16 a.m., when the group was spotted,…

Honduras Moves to Extradite Man Accused of Killing Iowa Woman

The government of Honduras said it had begun the process of extraditing to the United States an undocumented immigrant who was accused of killing a young Iowa woman in 2016, a case that President Trump made a focal point in…

Canada-U.S. Relations Continue to Reach Lows Over Tariffs and Annexation Threats

But when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau steps down in a few days, his successor will face the worst relations between the U.S. and Canada since the trade war of the Great Depression. Arguably they are nearing a nadir not seen…

Shocked by Trump Meeting, Zelensky and Ukraine Try to Forge a Path Forward

For months leading into the American elections last fall, the prospect of a second Trump presidency deepened uncertainty among Ukrainians over how enduring American support would prove in a war threatening their national survival. After President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous meeting…

Illegal Migration to the U.S. Now People Are Heading to Canada.

The pre-dawn call by U.S. border agents to their Canadian counterparts was shocking: A group of nine people, most of them children, were about to enter Canada on foot. On Feb. 3 at 6:16 a.m., when the group was spotted,…