Bad things sometimes happen to bad people—like the unholy alliance of Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, and Hamas.

The erasure of historical memory has a high price.

Moscow wins a gold medal in dysfunction.

Fatherhood is central to his campaign, but it’s not the selling point people think.

KGB generals and old cronies are falling left and right, as Putin tries to consolidate power.

Are the Olympic Games a kind of international quasi-religion?

Putin’s plan seems to be to sit tight and await a hike in oil prices—but long periods of stagnation haven’t gone well for Moscow in the past.

Trump triumphed, Sanders didn’t—but Bernie might have the last laugh.

How to succeed in politics and everything else.

One would think so if one looks at its place in official Washington.