With chances for more sweeping reforms looking dim, Chicago is trying to tax itself out of its problems. But will people stick around to pay their rising bills?

We must rethink what kind of armed forces we need. The sources of our military strength are not merely material.

The law would allow prison staff to use truncheons, electric shock devices, and guard dogs against those who were perceived to have violated prison discipline.

Europe shouldn’t sacrifice the future of its digital economy for short-term political posturing.

A key political tradition that helped build this country and guide its great statesmen deserves a revival.

An introduction to the oddities and limits of institutional political reform in the United States.

Australia has a new Prime Minister, who promises to do away with the coups and counter-coups plaguing its politics.

The tempestuous course of U.S.-Israeli relations in recent years has been the subject of much rancor and speculation. Here’s how a formative period looked from close up, inside the White House.

Administration officials say that the President is reluctant to take advice—just as Eliot Cohen wrote in his column yesterday.

Movie star Benedict Cumberbatch takes on Shakespeare’s most famous character, plus hordes of screaming fans. More power to him—and them.