King Solomon’s Vanishing Temple

The Palestinian denial of Jewish historical roots in Jerusalem is a denial of their own history, as well.

We Like to Watch

Jerzy Kosinski’s Being There is too biting to be funny anymore.

The Apron Chronicles

An apron can tell a great story, if you know how to tie one on.

Bank on It: A Conversation with Bernard Schwartz

A conversation with Bernard Schwartz and William A. Galston on
options for financing U.S. infrastructure renewal.

Tipping Point in the Indo-Pacific

Little things can indeed mean a lot in China’s challenge to U.S.
preeminence in the Pacific.

France Pressed

Print media is under siege in France, too—but with a Gallic twist.

The Rootless Roma

The benefits of nationalism, as illustrated by its absence.

Neo-Feudalism Explained

The flight of the best and brightest from Russia is no accident.

Busytown Blues

There’s a seamy underside to children’s book author/illustrator Richard Scarry’s busy, busy world.

For a Little Room Behind the Shop

How Montaigne found happiness: He helped himself.

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