Can Nationalists Ever Make Good Liberals?
France's new president is betting that he can bring disaffected voters back into the liberal fold by combining openness with economic growth. What if he just makes them even angrier?
View ArticleIs Treason Still Punishable in America Today?
Donald Trump Jr.’s actions might rise to the level of criminal conspiracy against the republic, but it probably wouldn't even matter.
View ArticleStephen Miller Has a Point, You Cosmopolitans
Liberals need to understand that immigration isn't necessarily always good for America.
View ArticleAngela Merkel’s Great Escape
The chancellor's response to the refugee crisis was going to be her downfall. Then Germany's welfare state kicked in.
View ArticleAmerica Should Let a Thousand Political Parties Bloom
With the two party system coming apart, the United States ought to take its cues from Europe.
View ArticleAmerica Can’t Win Great-Power Hardball
As other countries rise, global stability depends on the United States holding onto its moralism.
View ArticleGermany Is Preparing to Send Refugees Back to Syria
Syria’s war isn’t over, but a growing number of German policymakers are trying to revoke asylum and send Syrians back home — against their will, if necessary.
View ArticleThe United States of America Is Decadent and Depraved
The problem isn’t Donald Trump – it’s the Donald Trump in all of us.
View ArticleDemocracy Is Dying by Natural Causes
From Nazis to Newt Gingrich, a brief survey of the many ways government-by-the-people can perish from the earth.
View ArticleThe Middle East’s Age of Innocence Is Over
The traditional object of the West’s romantic foreign-policy visions is now the graveyard of its idealism.
View ArticleRIP the Trans-Atlantic Alliance, 1945-2018
The partnership with America had a long and fruitful life — but Europe is ready to start over.
View ArticleMacron Has Changed France’s Political DNA
One year after his election, it's clear Emmanuel Macron isn't just a president — he's a liberal man of providence.
View ArticleNorth Korea Is Following the Saddam Hussein Playbook
The big question for the world is whether the United States will now follow its old Iraq playbook, too.
View ArticleTrump’s Treason by Father Complex
When the U.S. president looks at Vladimir Putin, he doesn't see his handler. He sees his dad.
View ArticleThe Death of the Gentle Peacemaker
Kofi Annan was the epitome of international diplomacy—which is why he was both an inspiration and a disappointment.
View ArticleThe Economic Crisis Is Over. Populism Is Forever.
From the United States to Germany, the West is booming—but the public hasn’t regained an appetite for liberalism.
View ArticleMacron Can Survive France’s Anger
The French will remain restive unless and until the effects of their president’s ambitious reforms kick in.
View ArticleTrump’s Foreign Policy Is Here to Stay
Democrats have the upper hand to take the White House—but whoever wins may have to adopt the current occupant's worldview.
View ArticleIrony Is the Secret to Saving Democracy
How has the Czech Republic avoided the nationalist populism tearing apart Poland and Hungary? By not taking itself too seriously.
View ArticleThe EU’s Next Big Election Is Heading for Disaster
If nationalists keep the momentum in the run-up to the European Parliament elections, the EU will never be the same again.
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