Hostile

The national strategy of defending US interests as far from North America as possible has elevated airlift's importance in national security to a critical level.

Another roller coaster of perils for the three Baudelaire children. This time, they search for clues concerning their parents' deaths and attempt to clear themselves of a false murder charge while being pursued by the evil Count Olaf, who is after the family fortune.

How did InBev, a Belgian company controlled by Brazilians, take over one of America′s most beloved brands with scarcely a whimper of opposition? Chalk it up to perfect timing and some unexpected help from powerful members of the Busch dynasty, the very family that had run the company for more than a century.

Fascinating as the corporate takeovers of recent years have been–with their "golden parachutes" and junk bonds, "greenmailers" and white knights–it is far from clear what underlying forces are at work, and what their long-term consequences will be.