The American strategy in fighting Islamic State (ISIS) in Northern Iraq and Syria seems to be working. President Obama deserves some credit for this success, along with the US military and President Trump.
Daniel StrandAugust 23, 2017
Ian Johnson’s The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao provides a picture of the vibrant and varied religious faith in China, demonstrating that even after Mao Zedong’s campaign against religion and the devastation of the Cultural Revolution, religion has not only reemerged in some parts of China but is thriving.
Rana Siu InbodenAugust 22, 2017
At Guadalcanal, the Empire of Japan lost two-thirds of their 31,000-plus army troops committed to the fight. Approximately 1,600 Americans were killed.
Marc LiVeccheAugust 21, 2017
Good character isn’t a matter of perfection, but rather direction. President George H.W. Bush always seemed to have that sense of direction, that internal compass keeping him—and America—on the right path.
Alan DowdAugust 21, 2017
Modern democratic Spain is both a rejection and product of Franco’s dictatorship. Should he be honored or despised?
Mark TooleyAugust 19, 2017
Every president faces a devil’s choice between stability and security on the one hand and our founding values on the other.
Joshua CayetanoAugust 17, 2017
Does the American president possess divine sanction to use war to stop regimes bent on harming and threatening Americans?
Daniel StrandAugust 16, 2017
While the Daesh genocide perpetrated against Christians, Yazidis, and other religious minorities is an extreme example of religious persecution, it sheds light on the perils religious minorities have been encountering more generally in the Middle East.
Ewelina U. OchabAugust 15, 2017
After the Six Day War, peace with the Palestinians remains the elusive piece needed to bring this century-long Israel-Palestine conflict to an end. The war reshaped the conflict, but sadly its final resolution remains somewhere over the horizon.
Joshua MuravchikAugust 14, 2017