Lenin was born 150 years ago this week. His death 54 years later marked the emergence of a frightful new quasi-religious sect, with Josef Stalin as its high priest.

It’s too early to tell how Jews will fare as societies are destabilized by the coronavirus pandemic. But there’s little reason to be complacent or optimistic about likely outcomes.

There is good news to be found in the aftermath of the latest oil price war: both the Saudis and the Russians have been chastened, and will likely think twice about holding nations to ransom.

With Russia’s newest constitutional changes, Putin has effectively rendered himself President for Life. But a closer look at his power play—and his botched response to COVID-19—reveals a more vulnerable leader than we might think.

A Japanese official criticizes aspects of the Trump Administration’s confrontational approach to China, but on balance finds it preferable in almost every way to Obama’s engagement and accommodation.

It’s by now beyond clear that China is no partner to the United States. A difficult, but necessary, separation lies ahead.

An appreciation of the national pastime—and the 2019 Washington Nationals.

Why is Beijing covering up what happened in Hubei? Put simply: because it can.

Advanced surveillance tech will prove a false hope for politicians worldwide—as it already has for China’s authoritarian leaders.

How a nation that loved ruins was itself reduced to rubble—and in its own ashes discovered new, impossible ideals.