Justice Scalia will be mourned across the aisle, and remembered for his vivid personality as well as intellect.

The deal negotiated by Secretary Kerry is a rotten one. And he now has no choice but to pursue it, on terms he cannot control.

The systematic neglect of the basic and necessary services of national life in the pursuit of visionary goals is turning out to be one of the most costly ways the Boomers let the U.S. down.

In spite of everything that is wrong with the American presidential process, there is one thing that it does uniquely well, and that is probably a good thing for the country: It entertains us.

At the end of the day, Trump’s appeal may be more visceral than substantive.

The more Tehran and Riyadh hate and fear one another, the more valuable Pakistan’s support, or at least neutrality, appears.

We are probably seeing the latest stage in the unfolding saga of the Reformation in the English-speaking world.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s struggles point to the escalating crisis of governability for blue cities across the United States.

The surprise Modi visit to Pakistan is almost certainly not the beginning of a real process of reconciliation between these estranged neighbors.

The decline in the willingness of large German companies to observe basic standards of business ethics point toward a moral, rather than merely an institutional, crisis.