Two recent books offer a helpful guide to Southeast Asia’s most complex maritime dispute.

What sort of world do we want to live in? Science fiction has answered the question in wildly different ways.

Ge Zhaoguang’s history offers subtle warnings of the dangers of Chinese triumphalism.

Ross Douthat’s new book sounds the alarm about Pope Francis, arguing that the much-beloved pontiff is leading the Church into a crisis. But is resistance the wisest option?

Amy Chua’s new book mischaracterizes American politics and perpetuates stereotypes of tribal societies.

Clive Hamilton’s Silent Invasion is a vital wake-up call about the threat of Chinese influence operations—but its policy prescriptions are painted in very broad brushstrokes.

Patrick Deneen’s much-discussed book diagnoses liberalism with failure-by-success, but fails to find a convincing cure. Might the answer be another theory?

The portraits of the master, collected for the first time since his death, offer an antidote to preoccupations with our self-images.

A new movie about the famous eminent domain case Kelo v. New London shows us more than a fight about a house. It shows us a conflict between two core American values.

A new book about early modern England reveals an eternal truth: We are all addicted to something, and maybe that’s not a bad thing, so long as we choose well.