
The Chickens Come Home to the Coup
By fomenting a violent uprising against democratic rule last week, President Trump did something unique in American history. He unleashed terror in his own country. Previous presidents have only done that abroad.

This is how other democracies have died
With American democracy pushed to the breaking point, the fate of other formerly free countries could soon be ours, too.

Trump and Pompeo redraw the map of North Africa
With a bizarre, presumptuous tweet, the United States hastily declares a winner in a complex conflict.

Three nations could rule the world together if they wanted
China, Japan, and South Korea could brush the United States aside — if they could only get past centuries of conflict.

Rich donors don’t make great ambassadors
Elizabeth Warren was right: Let’s stop sending out unqualified diplomats just because they helped fund a president’s campaign.