Like democracy, our European allies are our worst option except for all the others. The Europeans need us, and we need them—let’s not call the whole thing off.

To achieve real reform, the era of the ideologue and the bureaucrat must be brought to an end. Make way for the doctor and the nurse.

Can the recent actions of the Chinese government be explained in terms of Confucian rather than Marxist thought?

It’s a new convergence of the twain: The iceberg of anti-globalism approaches the ship of Western democracy.

American Jewish humor, born of the ultimate border-crossing culture, has become the comedy of the global elite.

Why the Russo-Ukrainian War will probably drag on for a generation.

Donald Trump has started to make good on his grandstanding about the Johnson Amendment, which restricts non-profits’ free speech. It does need fixing, but only in the form of one strategic tweak.

The European Union must rebalance in favor of that unfashionable but sturdy institution, the nation-state. U.S. diplomacy should assist.

Those of us who think of Islam as one of the great faiths have more than tactical reasons for opposing the idea of war against it.

The United States must restore its leverage and credibility in the restive region caught between Russia, Turkey, and Iran.