As most of America quickly forgets Nancy Pelosi’s heightening of tensions in East Asia, it is important to double back to review what messages were actually sent by each entity involved in the spat. Japan, ...
A curious aspect of today’s America is its combination of wealth and ugliness. In the past, money usually led to beauty: to classical, baroque, and art deco buildings, to the music of Biber, C.P.E. Bach, ...
China policy seems to be made and commented on by adults who were beaten up in elementary school. They use the language of “bullying,” “weaknesses,” and “standing up,” and fantasize about someone or something sweeping ...
The WNBA player Brittney Griner received an unjust nine-year sentence in Russia today after admitting to possession of hashish oil in that country. I say “unjust,” not because her guilt is at issue — it ...