Founding father Benjamin Franklin railed against the "ignorant" German migrants who settled in Pennsylvania.
The UN will send a force of French and African troops to try to prevent the deepening violence in the Central African Republic. They will be heading into utter chaos.
France is sending 1,000 troops to the Central African Republic on a peacekeeping mission to help avoid a genocide. New Yorker staff writer Philip Gourevitch says it's part of a broad effort to re-establish its sphere of influence and reputation in Africa.
The shootings at Sandy Hook were just four months ago, followed by the bitter gun control debate that came to a head this week. Philip Gourevitch has been thinking about America's experience with violence and guns.
Philip Gourevitch often writes on this subject. He describes the difference between fear and the enemy.
To help us understand the international impact that releasing torture photos could have is Philip Gourevitch, co-author of The Ballad of Abu Ghraib , a book that describes in great detail the imagery in the Abu Ghraib photos.
Philip Gourevitch is the author of "We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families: Stories from Rwanda." Gourevitch says the report released today adds more detail to previous investigations.