Intellpuke: This commentary was written by Andrew Small and was posted on Spiegel Online's Web site edition for Friday, August 30, 2010. Mr. Small is a Transatlantic Fellow with the German Marshall Fund's Asia Program in Brussels. This piece was first published in the German Marchall Fund's blog.

Intellpuke: This commentary was written by Jeffrey Sachs, professor of economics and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University. He is also special adviser to the U.N. secretary-general on the millennium development goals.

There are some obvious ways to make the U.S. more competitive with China in clean energy. Why won't the Senate debate them?

Evangelism forces me to decide whether or not I believe in Jesus enough to tell someone else that he is the only way into God’s favor.

Anne Rice is, at best, our sister-in-Christ who is going through a dark night of the soul. She is, at the very least, someone who has encountered something of the light of Christ, is drawn to it, and is now “kicking against the goads.”

The all-important questions on the Aug. 3 election ballot for Grosse Ile Township Schools offer voters a choice about the level of funding they wish to provide for the education of our students.

Intellpuke: This commentary was written and compiled by Spiegel journalist David Crossland under the German news magazine's "The World From Berlin" column, which features editorial comments from various German news organizations.

Clearly, President Obama and his allies in Congress believe that all social questions, be they economic or otherwise, are best addressed by government.