Are the grievances tearing our societies apart at this hyper-polarized moment insurmountable? A week with some AfD voters and politicians gave me a measure of hope.

And a post-mortem on U.S. policy during the Arab uprisings.

Don’t hold your breath.

The arrest of two oligarch brothers may signal a new power struggle over the Prime Minister post, or an intensified crackdown on private business. Either way, don’t bet on liberal reform in Putin’s next term.

Hungary emerged from the collapse of European communism as the poster child for seamless transitions. Today, its future looks more than a little like its pre-communist, authoritarian past.

For generations, team sports have helped socialize kids from poor and immigrant families into the American mainstream. Today, these kids are getting priced off of the playing fields.

70 years after its implementation, the Marshall Plan continues to be held up as the gold standard of American foreign policy and mined for contemporary relevance. Why did it succeed?

The recent violence in Gaza will only exacerbate months of simmering tensions between the rival Palestinian factions.

America’s favorite Frenchman is not what he seems.

For the first time in decades, America is consciously squandering the gifts of its geography.