The art of reading between the lines is as old as manipulated information.

- Serge Schmemann

Back when George W. Bush was identifying his Axis of Evil, it struck me that a longer and more instructive list could be compiled of the Axis of the …

- Serge Schmemann

Every time some spoiled European soccer millionaire complains about the blaring vuvuzelas, I want them to blare louder.

- Serge Schmemann

A history of perceived humiliation, after all, lurks behind many acts of terror. And competing narratives of victimhood and insults sustain conflicts…

- Serge Schmemann

Soccer is a great game, and the rich variety of styles and passions that come with being truly global makes the World Cup a nonpareil event in the un…

- Serge Schmemann

In some circles Stalin has in fact been making a comeback. His portrait hangs above the dashboard of trucks, a symbol of blue- collar nostalgia for a…

- Serge Schmemann

What Paris has done right is to make it awful to get around by car and awfully easy to get around by public transportation or by bike.

- Serge Schmemann

Newspaper reporting is really storytelling. We call our articles 'stories,' and we try to tell them in a way that even people who don't know all the …

- Serge Schmemann