The Republican Party is in trouble, and it knows it. But it does not have a clue what to do.  The Democratic Party is in trouble, too. But its troubles run much deeper: It does not even recognize that it has a problem, as it stands on the brink of making that problem substantially worse. 

Two weeks after the Boston Marathon terror attacks, the American people are far more concerned about new government limits on civil liberties than the need for new law enforcement measures to prevent future attacks, according to a new TIME/CNN/ORC poll released Wednesday.

The bomb attack on innocent civilians and subsequent shooting of two law enforcement officials was a reprehensible act of terrorism, but the saturation media coverage and resulting societal frenzy is unwarranted and actually harmful. Apparently, the lone surviving terrorist, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, told the FBI, before receiving notice of his Miranda rights, that he and his brother had acted alone and that no other plots were afoot.

The controversy over Iran’s nuclear activities has at least as much to do with the future of international order as it does with nonproliferation. For this reason, all of the BRICS countries [Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa] have much at stake in how the Iranian nuclear issue is handled.

DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayoral Candidate Janet Badalow says that it’s time for a change in the City of Dearborn Heights. After serving for 12 years on the city council, Badalow now has her eye on the mayoral position in this year’s election, hoping to defeat longtime incumbent Mayor Daniel Paletko. 

DETROIT —  The Arab American Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) celebrated its 42nd Annual Anniversary Dinner on Saturday, April 27 at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center.