Our Age of Ambition Comes to a Close
Both Afghanistan and Europe suggest we are done trying to change the world.
Who Wrecked Afghanistan?
A leading Afghanistan scholar blames technocrats, NGOs, and how we do democracy promotion.
Why Are We So Bad At Foreign Policy?
What our collapse in Afghanistan says about how we try to change a fallen world.
Afghanistan and the End of American Empire
Why we fight, and why we fail.
To Have All The Right Enemies
The jurist-philosopher Carl Schmitt was a Nazi. Since his death in 1985, his influence has only grown. How worried should we be?
Among the Believers
Growing up in Utah, I wanted to be Mormon. I wasn't.
Winter is Coming in Tunisia
America has leverage—but will using it be enough?
