Will the Real Leo Strauss Please Stand Up?

Leo Strauss rarely opined on foreign policy. But when he did, his conclusions diverged from those that animated U.S. decisions in Iraq.

Debt Becomes Us?

A star Financial Times analyst explains the world's weird capital flows and suggests ways to avoid another global economic crisis.

A Quarter Century of Broken Windows

There’s no keeping a good idea down—not that some won’t try.

Capital Ideas

There’s not one kind of capitalism but four. The differences matter–a lot.

The Boss, Rooted

Bruce Springsteen’s latest is an acoustic history lesson you can dance to.

Goodbye Godzilla, Hello Kitty

What Japan’s pop-culture products tell us about its struggles with defeat, democratization and globalization.

Will the House Come to Order?

The former Congressman takes the measure of a new history of the House.

Paradigms Lost

Japan is wandering as three fundaments of its postwar identity erode.

Toolbox: Dirty Money

Eight suggestions for stopping over $1 trillion worth of ill-gotten gains from flowing annually across international borders.

Democracy and the Balance of Power in Asia

Democratic ideals, not raw geopolitics, are shaping Asia’s future.

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