The contrast between President Eisenhower and the current occupant of the White House is stark. But in truth, few political figures since the beginning of the 1960s have conducted themselves in the dignified way Ike did.

For Mill, liberty was only valuable insofar as it contributed to a higher good. Today’s woke activists agree.

The Sino-American relationship does have some similarities to the rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union—but also many differences.

Iraq succeeded in showing Americans that they had drawn the wrong conclusions from their triumph in the Cold War.

There are many similarities. But also one big difference.

The failure of the Chinese Communist Party to protect the world from COVID-19 is likely to reverse China’s recent gains in power and prestige.

And not just by squashing free inquiry. Campus tumult also threatens public funding.

In the age of drones, football is war between individual men.

Don’t believe the third-party hype: 50 years from now Republicans and Democrats will still dominate American politics.

Almost certainly it will—for now. But Donald Trump is not the sole cause of its recent travails, and its long-term perpetuation is anything but assured.