(Mrs. James Ward Thorne, Art Institute of Chicago)
Two Concepts of Europe
Emmanuel Macron: The Man Who Would Be King of Europe

Emmanuel Macron and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer represent two competing visions for Europe: one top-down and protectionist, the other diffuse and decentralized.

Destiny
The Coming Demographic Disruptions

Immigration is now a demographic imperative. The United States, EU, and other industrialized countries must figure out a way to handle it before it’s too late.

Changing Tides
The Lost History of Democratic Support for Israel

Historically, the Democratic Party has been at the forefront of efforts to fight anti-Semitism. We shouldn’t let Ilhan Omar change that.

The Bosses of the Senate by Joseph Keppler (Wikimedia Commons)
Congressional Oversight
Getting a Bead on Greed

One of the lesser-known tragedies of the past decade is the decline of bipartisan Congressional investigations. A new book by Elise Bean illuminates the history.

Chinese propaganda poster by Gu Yuan, 1951 (via Pinterest)
Print & Pixels
Sharp Power and Stock Villains

The Chinese have long paid close attention to the narratives being conveyed by popular culture. It’s about time we did the same.

Rep. Mike Gallagher (DoD Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. James K. McCann)
National Security
Fixing Congress, Fighting China: An Interview with Rep. Mike Gallagher

A rising star in the GOP talks national security in the age of Trump, the long-term challenge from China, and why Congress needs to reassert its role in foreign policy.

Caspar David Friedrich, “Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer” (Wikimedia Commons)
The View from Saxony
A Conversation with Antje Hermenau

An ex-Green politician discusses the failure of German elites—and why shunning populists backfires.

Katsushika Hokusai, “The Great Wave”
The Quest to Conquer Risk
How Businesses Master Disaster

Two new books offer complementary takes on best practices for understanding and adapting to the fundamentally changing nature of business risk.

Slovakia Returns to Normal
A Rebuke for Populism?

Slovakia seems set to elect a pro-Western reformist as President. Are we looking at a turning point for Europe?

Ilhan Omar and the Jews

Knowingly or not, Ilhan Omar is acting like a designated provocateur, playing her role in a shrewd effort to seize control of the Democratic Party. But her rhetoric has deep roots in American politics.

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