• Despite Cheap Wigs the CIA Are Big Spenders

  The spy scandal involving U.S. diplomat Ryan Fogle reveals some interesting points about relations between the U.S. and Russia. First, Fogle supposedly offered a Federal Security Service officer $100,000 for the first meeting and $1 million annually, plus bonuses, if he agreed to share classified information with the U.S. This is much more than informants have been paid in the past. By ...

• Globe Editorial Canada should lift outdated visa restrictions on ANC members

  In this photo supplied by the Government Communications and Information Services (GCIS) South African President Jacob Zuma, right, and Governor General of Canada, David Johnston attend a welcoming ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (Elmond ...

• Soderberghs Liberace Behind The Candelabra

  Director Steven Soderbergh had been looking for a way to frame a film about the extravagant entertainer Liberace for years when a friend recommended the ...

• Editorial Mandel a hard act to follow

  Just days after voters go to the municipal polls Oct. 21, Stephen Mandel will step down as mayor of Edmonton. And nearly everyone in this city will wish him well.Edmonton has enjoyed quite a ride with Mandel, and as the mayor prepares to leave public office, those who will soon jockey to succeed him must know they have a tough act to follow.The capital is a better, bolder and more sophisticated ...

• My Secret to Boost Student Performance

  Konstantin Sonin Judging by the current debate on education in Russia's schools and universities, it might seem that the most pressing problems are the need for a mandatory reading list and a uniform history textbook for schools, along with the personality traits of the education minister. I admit that these questions are interesting to discuss, but as a university professor who also ...

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