The Europeans didn’t exactly do to Greece what the Greeks did to Troy, but the terms of Tsipras’s surrender are harsh.

An enjoyable and imaginative tour of America’s sozzled past.

India and China’s enmity has a long and complicated history, and may soon get much fiercer as they compete for control of the Indian Ocean.

A lesson from German history for our dealings with Iran today: take the ideas of others seriously.

The “Weimar syndrome” of self-pity isn’t the only path open to a country that has endured humiliation and trauma.

American progressives want religion to be a pursuit that people engage in privately—rather like pornography.

ISIS is a new social media celebrity in South Asia, eclipsing al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Should the U.S. be trying to shut jihadi sites down instead of just monitoring them?

ISIS is reportedly about to lose its major base on the Libyan coast, as a rebellion in the city has it on the run while the army plans to sweep in within days. It’s a welcome—but not conclusive—defeat.

What Dean Acheson and George Ball’s criticisms of the Anglo-American relationship can tell us about it—and what they can’t.

Kansas increases taxes in a bow to fiscal reality. A better plan for future state-level reformers—reform government first, then cut taxes?