A new book about early modern England reveals an eternal truth: We are all addicted to something, and maybe that’s not a bad thing, so long as we choose well.

The global revival of populism shouldn’t come as such a shock—or be seen as such a threat.

China’s leaders are betting that Latin America will prove useful politically, economically, and even militarily. The U.S. government should pay more attention to its own backyard.

Revisiting the master of emotion and one of the greatest concerts of the soulful ‘60s.

For generations, team sports have helped socialize kids from poor and immigrant families into the American mainstream. Today, these kids are getting priced off of the playing fields.

The decline of manufacturing really is as disastrous as common sense suggests.

Three excellent new books on terrorist communications give us much-needed insight into our opponents and the context in which they operate.  

Mahmoud al-Aloul is Fatah’s first vice president. Does that make him the next Palestinian leader?

A new play about Iraqi Christian immigrants deals with the conflict between remembering and forgetting.  

Yascha Mounk’s new defense of liberalism offers a perceptive diagnosis of its decline, but not much in the way of a cure.