Despite impeachment and East Coast disdain, Donald Trump stands a strong chance of re-election, at least if history is allowed to vote.
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The strongman surge
Democracy has taken a beating lately. Everywhere you look, democratic processes appear to be breaking down, with some countries taking [...]
Più lungo della gamba
Early into what would become a lengthy Italian stay, I'd go to the Olympic Stadium with my journalist friend Mario [...]
Vendetta in the rearview mirror
When the likes of John R. Bolton and Steve Bannon were still relatively young men —Donald Trump, also — newly [...]
The perils of the markets card
In the lead-up to the 2016 Brexit referendum, a lot of the commentary focused on the potentially catastrophic outcomes of [...]
The limits of history
Politics, to tinker with an old saying, does anything but end at the water’s edge. Washington is busy arguing over [...]
Toward a new vision of Europe
For a brief moment in American history, Europe seemed like a backwater. In 2003, after traditional allies Germany and France [...]
Turning back the clock
Political leaders in both the United States and Europe have been making explicit what their actions had long been signaling: [...]
Games nations play
The North Korea negotiation show is back on the road, with the latest developments in the Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un saga [...]
The Russiagate challenge
The investigation into President Donald Trump's ties to Russia is perhaps inevitably bringing illicit financial practices and money laundering to [...]
Unintended consequences
The Trump administration's stumbling policy rollouts are showing the public just how complicated governing is and how many moving parts [...]
Bringing back politics
Policymakers often try to hide their work. Perhaps still under the spell of Ronald Reagan's dictum that "the most terrifying [...]