Bernardo Bellotto, “The Ruins of the Old Kreuzkirche in Dresden” (Wikimedia Commons)
Art & History
Dresden and the Invention of the Future

In the heartland of Saxony, stirrings of culture war and a crack-up in the consensus about the past.

E Pluribus Unum Again
Rebuild American Patriotism

The very idea of America has been whittled down in our schools and institutions—“deconstructed,” some might say—in favor of a kind of cacophonous tribalism. It’s time to restore the values and ideals that keep us together.

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2020 Vision
Trump, Russia, and the Democrats’ Golden Opportunity

The President’s attitude toward Russia’s leader—and toward authoritarians world-wide —affords liberal internationalists the opportunity to link a defense of national security with an appeal to our highest democratic values. Democrats must lead.

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The Demon In Analogy
“A Catholic Reactionary and a Black Feminist Walk into a Bar…”

What do they have in common? More than you might think.

The Mayor Boris Johnson in Tooting, South London, Thursday November 24, 2011. Photo by Andrew Parsons/ Parsons Media
BoJo Takes Over
The Brexit Nightmare

Boris Johnson is Prime Minister. The prognosis still looks bleak for Brexit.

What's in a name?
“Neocon” as a Slur

In late June, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard asserted that “the neocons in the Trump Administration” were pushing the President to war. Here’s the thing, though: There are virtually no neocons in the Trump White House.

(U.S. Air Force Photo/ Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz)
When Trump Meets Khan
Can Two Populist Leaders End the Unpopular War in Afghanistan?

It’s a heavy lift, but with Pakistan’s economy in crisis, there are signs that Washington and Islamabad are moving toward a new transactional approach.

Diego Rivera, “Man at the Crossroads” detail (Wikimedia Commons)
Back to the Future
Neo-Socialism and the Rise of the Machines

Today’s emergent socialism is less an attack on liberalism than a wake-up call to mainstream politicians sleeping through the tech revolution.

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Portrait of a Fellow Traveler
Could Jeremy Corbyn Destroy the Special Relationship?

The U.S.-UK alliance is on weaker footing than ever. If the anti-American Labour leader makes it to Downing Street, it could well break for good.

Illarion Pryanishnikov, “The French Retreat in 1812”
The Third European Gas Crisis
Putin Tests the EU’s Mettle

Russia has laid the groundwork to pressure the European Union with surging gas prices and supply shortages next year, but the longer a new gas crisis goes on, the greater the chance it will cost Russia dearly. Will Moscow or Brussels blink first?

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