(Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The View from Warsaw
From Pole to Pole: The Rise and Fall of Liberal Poland

A tale of cultural division and political reality along the Vistula.

Print & Pixels
Journalism Dies in Darkness

U.S. media is often clueless about foreign-language journalism funded by its own government. That is a topic worth shining some light on.

(Chris McGrath/Getty Images)
Protests in Paris
The Rage of the Yellow Jackets

Some of the root causes of the unrest in Paris are specifically French. But many of them are all too familiar to mature economies worldwide.

(Photo by Thomas Lohnes/Getty Images)
Eye of the Storm
Succession Politics in Post-Merkel Germany

While Europe’s key powers—Britain, France and Italy—are succumbing to the populists in the streets and in parliament, Germany is the default anchor of continuity and stability.

Wikimedia Commons
Pop Idols
Clapton and the Devil Blues

A new biography of Eric Clapton tells a quintessential ’60s story—and a didactic tale of how suffering can lead to redemption.

Historical Troubles
Remembering Edgar Graham

Why can’t politicians in Northern Ireland agree that killing lawyers is wrong?

(Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Protestantism’s Lasting Sting

In many ways, our ruling class remains more WASPy than either its critics or advocates may like to think.

Getty Images
Connecting the Dots
In Ukraine It’s Not Merely About Ukraine—Which Is Why the West Must Respond

Russia’s actions in Ukraine fit into a larger pattern of aggression. The West needs to push back.

higher education
What Harvard Needs to Make Leaders

Harvard’s admissions policies are animated by three competing visions of leadership. On their own, none of these visions can produce good leaders.

Mark Wilson/Getty Images
The Khashoggi Murder
Human Rights Suffers a Major Blow

President Trump’s dismissal of human rights in cases like that of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi will ultimately harm American interests.

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
© The American Interest LLC 2005-2025
About Us Privacy
We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.