The U.S. is the biggest investor in research and development in the world. It has the best universities. Keeping them supplied with the best talent is essential. James Dyson bigdevelopmentessential Change image and share on social
The U.S. is the country that invented progressive taxation of income and of inherited wealth in the 1910s and '20s. Thomas Piketty 1910s20scountry Change image and share on social
The U.S.-Israel alliance is a core part of our strategic position in the Middle East. Tom Cotton alliancecoreeast Change image and share on social
The U.S.-led forces have the money, weapons and huge numbers, but these things are not going to weaken our will because God is with us. Muqtada al Sadr forcegodhuge Change image and share on social
The U.S.-led western alliance, while acting as an advocate of democracy, rule of law and human rights, is acting from the opposite position, rejecting the democratic principle of the sovereign right of states enshrined in the U.N. Charter and trying to decide for others what is good and what is bad. Sergei Lavrov actadvocatealliance share on social
The U.S., like any other country, allows tourists into its borders in order to make money off them, and there's nothing wrong with that. Why give out tourist visas if you're not going to let tourists be tourists? Francisco Goldman bordercountrygive share on social
The U.S. limits mercury, arsenic, and soot from power plants. Yet, astonishingly, there are no national limits on how much carbon pollution these plants can dump into our atmosphere. Frances Beinecke arsenicastonishinglyatmosphere Change image and share on social
The U.S. market has the highest priority for Volkswagen. Martin Winterkorn highmarketpriority Change image and share on social
The U.S. media have done a shameful job of reporting on the Arab world. Ethan Zuckerman arabjobmedium Change image and share on social
The U.S. might enjoy overwhelming military advantage, but its relative economic power, which in the long run is almost invariably decisive, is in decline. The interregnum after the Cold War, far from being the prelude to a new American age, was bearing the signs of what is now very visible: the emergence of a multipolar world. Martin Jacques advantageageamerican share on social