A Tiananmen Massacre survivor and former political prisoner in China reflects on how poetry helped him endure captivity, and how art can sustain us amidst social distancing.

How does a repertory theater that prioritizes direct audience engagement navigate a transition online? I attended one of the American Shakespeare Center’s online workshops to find out.

COVID-19 has opened people’s eyes to the China challenge. Effectively meeting it, however, will ask more of us than many imagine.

If Democrats win in November, a bold new approach to Europe is required—and within reach.

A beautiful exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum explores what this ancient figure can teach us about loyalty and redemption.

Properly crafted restrictions are justified during the pandemic, but abusive policies are proliferating around the world.

After one year in power, Ukraine’s inexperienced President has made a series of unforced errors and succumbed to the same interest groups he once decried. It is time for a unity government to right the ship.

Xi’s totalitarian model has precedents in both modern and ancient Chinese history. But it was not—and still isn’t—inevitable.

In 1920, a young Fitzgerald wrote the definitive novel about the Big Man on Campus, one that both romanticized and satirized university life—and set him on the path to greatness.

Robert Wiene’s Expressionist classic still retains its power 100 years later, with a timely parable of authority and social control.