Political chaos in Australia masks growing political cohesion on national security issues—and a hardening line on China.

Senator Paul’s misguided trip to Russia didn’t just undermine his own credibility on foreign policy. It also hurt the President’s own push for better relations.

For all their differences, Jeremy Corbyn and Boris Johnson both link humor, national identity, and an attachment to England’s imperial importance in ways that point to common national pathologies.

Samuel Huntington was not right about everything. Rather, his greatness lay in his ability to conceptualize big ideas in a wide variety of fields.

The court may find that it does, but that doesn’t mean Harvard or any other university should switch to purely objective, merit-based criteria for admissions.

There is a growing consensus among Western governments about the risks posed by China’s security, industrial, and commercial policies.

Nobel laureate Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul’s relationship to India was as complicated as the man himself. If Naipaul’s books caused a stir, some of his statements after winning the Nobel caused an uproar.

A recent uptick in support for the death penalty is not cause for alarm. But it is cause for concern.

History is directional and progressive, and the modernization process points to liberal democracy as its fullest embodiment. But getting there is harder than it seemed back in 1992, and the possibility of institutional decay is ever-present.

There are those who believe we are better off letting high tech executives like Mark Zuckerberg make critical decisions about our democracy. I, for one, am skeptical.