The late literary critic embodied the best of his profession, and proved that books can furnish a life.

In the impeachment hearings, the place of Ukraine in U.S. foreign policy strategy gets lost. It’s important—there remains a strong strategic rationale.

In his two latest books, the world-weary spy writer trains his pen on Trump, Brexit, and populism—and offers a surprisingly optimistic take on the next generation.

In the 19th century, nationalists were the standard-bearers of liberalism—democratic, forward-looking, progressive. This is no longer the case. 

How capitalism pushes people to political extremes, and how we might save it while rebuilding the center.

Our problems with Turkey aren’t due to Trump, or Obama, or any other President. Put the blame where it belongs: with Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his choices.

Successive boycotts of Israel and its people have done incalculable harm to Arab countries. It’s time to move forward to a post-boycott region.

For all her insights, the leftist icon had a blind spot on race—with a trendy pessimism that blinded her to the civil rights movement and the reality of how people actually live.

How life under a theocratic government, upbringing in a Marxist-Leninist household, and the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq turned a young man into a neocon.

Abdel-Wahab al-Saadi once made a name for himself by avoiding politics. Now, he’s the face of a protest movement that could upend Iraq’s fragile peace.