Why it matters that Brittney Griner was ‘wrongfully detained’
The government rarely tries to get Americans out of foreign custody
World
Monday
Friday
Don’t blame America for Brittney Griner’s fate
Bringing her home is on Biden’s State Department
Shinzo Abe was Japan’s indispensable conservative
What will his country do now?
Thursday
Why we’ll all miss Boris
He had more élan than any prime minister since Margaret Thatcher
Tuesday
Boris Johnson and the return of ‘Pestminster’
His power slips as British pols can’t stop touching the help
Wednesday
Boris gaffes, Russia laughs
Russia invaded Ukraine because of…toxic masculinity?
Tuesday
Defending Ukraine should be a European project
Why should America keep pulling everyone else’s NATO weight?
Monday
What happens to US fighters captured in Ukraine?
Much of what passes as ‘justice’ in wartime is meted out by the victor
Sunday
Did Hunter Biden influence Obama-era China policy?
He and John Kerry’s stepson both had dealings while their fathers were in office
Friday
Mr. Freedom goes to Washington
Mingling in the halls of Congress with the NBA star and activist
Wednesday
Can the Big Mac save Russia?
McDonald’s reopens in Moscow under new management
Russia is sidestepping American oil sanctions
The global oil market isn’t exactly cooperating
Friday
Russia slogs through the Donbas
Ukrainian victory hinges on Western supplies of artillery and ammunition
Friday
Ron DeSantis’s aide is no Russian agent
There has been an ignorant backlash
Monday
Boris Johnson saved by his hollow party
Britain’s PM survives a no-confidence vote but the Conservatives are in trouble
Thursday
2022 Biden contradicts 2001 Biden over action in Taiwan
‘Words matter,’ but only if you can remember them
The Harvard connection
Was a Fauci-endorsed Chinese donation part of the lab-leak cover up?
The age of American unexceptionalism
It’s hard to be exceptional when your causes are so pathetically underwhelming
Tuesday
America the busybody neighbor
Our foreign policy establishment acts like a Karen on the global stage
Friday
Why are Putin’s propagandists so bad at their jobs?
The Soviet Union had a powerful PR machine; today’s Russia less so
