The GOP leadership wants to hollow out the employer mandate by exempting more workers from it. This tactic is neither “repeal” nor “replace” but something much smarter politically.

The leaders of China and Japan met formally at the APEC conference, and took valuable steps towards a more amicable relationship. That’s good news for the U.S., too.

The White House has nominated one of the President’s inner circle for the second-highest job at the State Department. It’s a smart move.

Evan Osnos offers a kaleidoscopic portrait of 21st-century China, whose rulers have their hands full trying to contain an increasingly diverse and demanding younger generation.

President Obama may have been handed a stinging rebuke in the midterms, but smart foreigners would do well not to conclude that he is therefore powerless to act in foreign affairs. Quite the reverse is true, in fact.

Disenchanted with the weakened Congress Party and fearful of Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP, India’s Muslims are turning to their own sectarian party.

Not even $57 million, spent by Tom Steyer, helped move the public on green matters. But this is not because voters suffer from ill-founded climate skepticism. Rather, the public is suffused with well-founded policy skepticism.

Women are far more likely to oppose marijuana legalization than men. This continues a long tradition of female support for drug and alcohol restrictions—and the gender gap here could be bigger than in many other “women’s issues.”

“Ak Say”, the Turkish President’s new palace, is drawing comparisons to those of dictators and kings. But, Erdogan’s defenders counter, it will be good for traffic!

China unveiled what looks to be an imitation F-35 at a recent air show. Though we don’t know how accurate a copy it is, this should be a wake-up call to anyone still complacent about our military advantage.