The Republican Party is facing dim prospects in the upcoming midterm elections.
President Donald Trump’s recurring criticism of his predecessor is that he just didn’t know how to make a deal.
Two weeks ago was Teacher Appreciation Week, and I intended to write on the subject, but a more newsy topic intervened.
Jeb Bush said Donald Trump would be a “chaos president.” And last week, Trump lived up to the billing, choosing to defy virtually the entire world, including...
President Donald Trump has claimed that the group of migrants that recently made its way from Central America to the United States symbolizes out-of-control...
Emmanuel Macron came, saw and conquered Washington last week. But the French president is trying to do something much harder than generate buzz and goodwill.
The most remarkable parts of James Comey’s memoir are not about Donald Trump.
Paul Ryan’s decision to retire from Congress is being interpreted as a sign by many that the Republicans will do poorly in the midterm elections.
Ever since the departure of top advisers Gary Cohn and H.R. McMaster, it does seem as if the Trump White House has gotten more chaotic, if that were possible....
By way of explanation for some of President Trump’s bizarre foreign policy moves, we are often told that he is “unconventional” and that this could well be an...
We might look back on 2017 as the last moment of unbridled faith and optimism in the technology industry.
If confirmed as secretary of state, Mike Pompeo will arrive at a department that has been battered by proposed budget cuts, hollowed-out by resignations and...
The tussle over tariffs is the most significant political battle taking place in America right now – much broader than a dispute over steel and aluminum...
Amid the flurry of news about Hope Hicks and Jared Kushner and last week’s Trump reality show on guns, it would be easy to miss what’s happening in China.
A few weeks ago, the Economist Intelligence Unit published the 10th edition of its Democracy Index, a comprehensive ranking of nations that looks at 60...
There’s a lot to be optimistic about today.
As the world’s attention turns briefly away from U.S. President Donald Trump and toward the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, it’s worth focusing not just on...
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech mostly ignored the world outside of America. He made a few tough statements on things like the Iran deal...
Ever since Donald Trump was elected president, I have said that when he did something right, I would say so.
Emmanuel Macron is today the most admired world leader among liberals, centrists and cosmopolitans around the globe.