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The latest violence in Ferguson, Mo., requires what was required last summer: patient reliance on the justice system.

The upcoming dollar test

If the US economy can continue to grow despite the strong dollar and likely higher interest rates, that would be be good news globally.

Tehran surely understands the separation of powers between Congress and the White House. So why the civics lesson?

After four years of civil war, neither the Assad regime nor Islamic State is likely to prevail. 

In honoring the black Americans who marched in Selma, Ala., 50 years ago, President Obama honored all Americans.

Justice over revenue

A Justice Department report on the Ferguson, Mo., police department should be heeded by municipalities across the US.

Democracies never rest

The democratic process might look messy at times, but it continuously improves itself.

Any nuclear deal with Iran will have to address the argument that the Israeli leader made to Congress.

A new counteroffensive to recapture the Iraqi city of Tikrit may tell whether Iraq has a multi-ethnic future.

When dissent is silenced

The ultranationalism that exists in today's Russia might be a force beyond Mr. Putin's control.