A collection of 523 posts
The conditions that first produced ISIS have been left to fester as part of a wider malign neglect toward the Muslim Middle East in the aftermath of the Iraq war.
Students should study extensively the presidential rhetoric of earlier times, because it often demonstrates civility far better than the rhetoric of the present.
Russia, Iran, and the failure of US resolve.
Only robust deterrence from Washington can thwart China’s designs in the South China Sea.
The decapitation of Lebanese Hezbollah is a cause for celebration well beyond the borders of Israel.
Why a right-wing populist has qualms about J.D. Vance and his postliberal ideology.
It remains the least undesirable system and changing it is impractical.
If the United States abandons Europe, Beijing will be more emboldened than ever.
Liberalising trends within Islam are facing resistance from radicals committed to a narrative of victimhood and grievance.
Can Kamala Harris be the stateswoman that the United States and the free world so urgently need?
The notion that Ukraine is a hopeless cause has been dramatically refuted by the audacious incursion into the Kursk Oblast.
Only when we understand the fragility of liberal democracy will we be properly motivated to defend it.
John Ganz’s lively new book provides a valuable account of the intellectual origins of Trumpism.
Melvin Lasky was an indefatigable defender of the liberal spirit during the recovery of postwar Germany.
By striking Shukur and Haniyeh in the capital cities of Lebanon and Iran respectively, Israel has sent Iran a humiliating and painful message.