The global tax race to the bottom is about to begin.

Odd Arne Westad’s near-definitive account of the Cold War gets the big things right.

The tax bill shows that donor influence on Congress remains a problem, but reform efforts to reduce this corruption are further polarizing the country.

Universal Basic Income can incentivize risk taking and help combat regulatory capture.

As authoritarian states like China double down on strategic investments and project their “sharp power” abroad, the United States may finally be reaching a new Sputnik moment.

Why not both?

Digital omniscience meets “the crooked timber of humanity.”

In an unprecedented challenge to the U.S., Germany’s foreign minister proposes “Europe first” and making nice with Putin’s Russia.

Democratic sovereignty, free speech, perfect anonymity: pick two.

If you look hard enough, you can almost find ideological consistency in the Republicans’ breathtaking tax bill.