Sean Wilentz’s unconventional biography of Bob Dylan.

Even a weakened America can afford global pre-eminence.

Young Westerners out to help others abroad need some help of their own.

Sanctions can work, but only in a specific set of circumstances. Case in point: Belarus.

Ukraine’s new President Viktor Yanukovych is no threat to democracy.

Partisan divisions in the absence of supermajorities don’t cause gridlock. Electoral volatility does.