A society that believes in nothing will fight for nothing.

Social science doctorates kill warriors.

On misreading On War.

Why the West’s best armies are struggling against Hizballah, al-Qaeda in Iraq and other jihadists-at-large.

Does history teach or tease U.S. statesmen looking to create a world order?

A Conversation with former Under Secretary of State Marc Grossman.

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg. Music by Harold Arlen. Performance by Judy Garland. How the “Song of the Century” was born.

As Adrienne Rich said, poetry isn’t “a mass-market product”, but when you need a good poem, nothing else will do.

Forget the future: What is science fiction saying about the present?

Like any triple-play, Tom Stoppard’s The Coast of Utopia is rare entertainment.