Could a more mainstream politician maintain or perhaps even improve on Trump’s coalition, while at the same time more effectively realizing his policy agenda?

Is the European Union heading for a Soviet-style collapse?

The economic roots of populist rage.

The postmodern state is under siege from plutocrats and criminals who unknowingly compound each other’s insidiousness.

Most countries think they’re special, and they have a master narrative to prove it. The key to making American diplomacy more effective lies in figuring out what those narratives are.