Individual battlefield events—or even entire regional wars—should not obscure the larger, long-term global trends. China first achieved overwhelming dominance in industrial capacity. Then it began closing the technological gap and,…
Lately I keep seeing comments about gerontocracy—the claim that the current crisis is the result of the world being governed by old men. Perhaps this is a good moment to…
It was only during the recent debates over the American strike on Iran that I was struck by how much intellectual damage is done by the constant invocation of “international…
Everyone is waiting for a comment on the strike against Iran. But anything I wrote right now would be a first take. A second look requires more time. Let me…
The Epstein affair is fascinating from many angles. One uncomfortable question lingers in the background: why is there such intense interest among certain powerful men in very young girls? An…
One of the most unfortunate legacies of primitive religious thinking is the belief that everything in the world has a single cause. Either the Jews are responsible for everything, or…
